Numbers 13:9-18

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.