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1 God spoke to Moses:
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The LORD said to Moses,
2 "Send men to scout out the country of Canaan that I am giving to the People of Israel. Send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a tried-and-true leader in the tribe."
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“Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. From each ancestral tribe send one of its leaders.”
3 So Moses sent them off from the Wilderness of Paran at the command of God. All of them were leaders in Israel, one from each tribe.
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So at the LORD’s command Moses sent them out from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.
4 These were their names: from Reuben: Shammua son of Zaccur
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These are their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zakkur;
5 from Simeon: Shaphat son of Hori
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from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;
6 from Judah: Caleb son of Jephunneh
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from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
7 from Issachar: Igal son of Joseph
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from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;
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