Deuteronomy 1:23

23 The idea seemed good to me; so I selected twelve of you, one man from each tribe.

Deuteronomy 1:23 in Other Translations

23 And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:

23 The thing seemed good to me, and I took twelve men from you, one man from each tribe.

23 “This seemed like a good idea to me, so I chose twelve scouts, one from each of your tribes.

23 That seemed like a good idea to me, so I picked twelve men, one from each tribe.

23 The plan seemed good to me, so I selected 12 men from among you, one man for each tribe.

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, the LORD your God has given you the land. Go up and take possession of it as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, told you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

22 Then all of you came to me and said, “Let us send men ahead to spy out the land for us and bring back a report about the route we are to take and the towns we will come to.”

23 The idea seemed good to me; so I selected twelve of you, one man from each tribe.

24 They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshkol and explored it.

25 Taking with them some of the fruit of the land, they brought it down to us and reported, “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”

Cross References

• 1. Numbers 13:1-3