Numbers 13:3-19

³So Moses/I did what Yahweh commanded him/me. He/I sent out twelve Israeli men who were all leaders of their tribes. He/I sent them from their/our camp at Paran in the desert.

⁴These are the names of the men and the tribes they belonged to: Shammua, the son of Zaccur, from the tribe of Reuben;

⁵Shaphat, the son of Hori, from the tribe of Simeon;

⁶Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah;

⁷Igal, the son of Joseph, from the tribe of Issachar;

⁸Hoshea, the son of Nun, from the tribe of Ephraim;

⁹Palti, the son of Raphu, from the tribe of Benjamin;

¹⁰Gaddiel, the son of Sodi, from the tribe of Zebulun;

¹¹Gaddi, the son of Susi, from the tribe of Manasseh;

¹²Ammiel, the son of Gemalli, from the tribe of Dan;

¹³Sethur, the son of Michael, from the tribe of Asher;

¹⁴Nahbi, the son of Vophsi, from the tribe of Naphtali;

¹⁵and Geuel, the son of Maki, from the tribe of Gad.

¹⁶Those are the names of the men whom Moses/I sent out to explore Canaan. Before they left, Moses/I gave Hoshea a new name, Joshua, which means ' Yahweh is the one who saves.'

¹⁷Before Moses/I sent them to explore Canaan, he/I said to them, “Go through the southern part of Canaan, and then go north into the hilly area.

¹⁸See what the land is like. See if the people who live there are strong or weak. See if there are many people or only a few people.

¹⁹Find out what kind of land they live in RHQ. Is it good or bad? Find out about the towns in which they live RHQ. Do they have walls around them or not?