Deuteronomy 1:23

23 The plan was good {in my opinion},^[a] and [so] I took from [among] you twelve men, {one from each tribe}.^[b]

Deuteronomy 1:23 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 1:23

And the saying pleased me well
Taking it to be a rational and prudent scheme, not imagining it was the effect of fear and distrust:

and I took twelve men of you out of a tribe;
whose names are given in ( Numbers 13:4-15 ) .

Deuteronomy 1:23 In-Context

21 See, Yahweh your God has set before you the land; go up and possess [it] as Yahweh the God of your ancestors said to you; do not fear and do not be dismayed.'

22 "Then all of you approached me, and [you] said, 'Let us send men {before us}, and let them explore the land for us, and let them bring back {a report} to us [concerning] the way that {we should take} [and concerning] the cities that we shall come to.'

23 The plan was good {in my opinion}, and [so] I took from [among] you twelve men, {one from each tribe}.

24 And they {set out} and {went up into the hill country}, and they went up to the wadi of Eschol, and they spied out [the land].

25 They took in their hands {some of the fruit} of the land, and they brought [it] down to us, and they brought to us back {a report}, and they said, 'The land that Yahweh our God [is] giving to us [is] good.'

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "in my eyes"
• [b]. Literally "man one from the tribe"