Thomson(i)
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2 Send men, and let them examine for thee the land of the Chananites, which I am about to give to the children of Israel for a possession. Thou shalt send a man for every tribe; according to the communities of their patriarchal families, thou shalt send them, every one a leader among them.
3 So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Pharan, by the command of the Lord. All the men were principal officers of the children of Israel,
4 and these were their names; Of the tribe of Reuben, Samuel, son of Zachur;
5 of the tribe of Symeon, Saphat, son of Suri;
6 Of the tribe of Judas, Chaleb, son of Jephonne;
7 of the tribe of Issachar, Ilaal, son of Joseph;
8 of the tribe of Ephraim, Ause, son of Nave;
9 of the tribe of Benjamin, Phalti, son of Raphu;
10 of the tribe of Zabulon, Gudiel, son of Sudi;
11 of the tribe of Joseph; of the Manassites, Gaddi, son of Susi;
12 of the tribe of Dan, Amiel, son of Gamali;
13 of the tribe of Aser, Sathur, son of Michael;
14 of the tribe of Nephthaleim, Nabi, son of Sabi;
15 of the tribe of Gad, Gudiel, son of Makchi.
16 These were the names of the men whom Moses sent to examine the land: [now Moses had surnamed Ause, son of Nave, Joshua.]
17 And upon sending them to view the land of Chanaan, Moses said to them, Having gone up through this wilderness, you shall go up to the mountain,
18 and view the land, of what sort it is; and the people who are settled in it, whether they be strong or weak; whether few or many;
19 and what sort of a country it is in which they are settled, whether it is good or bad; and what sort of cities they inhabit, whether they dwell in cities with walls, or without walls;
20 and what the quality of the soil is, whether rich or poor; and whether there are trees there, or not. And having made a strict examination, you will bring with you some of the fruits of the land: [for their days, it being then the spring season, would reach to the time of the first ripe grapes.]