Números 13:1-8

1 Y el SEÑOR habló a Moisés, diciendo:

2 Tú mismo envía hombres a fin de que reconozcan la tierra de Canaán, que voy a dar a los hijos de Israel; enviarás un hombre de cada una de las tribus de sus padres, cada uno de ellos jefe entre ellos.

3 Entonces Moisés los envió desde el desierto de Parán, al mandato del SEÑOR; todos aquellos hombres eran jefes de los hijos de Israel.

4 Y estos eran sus nombres: de la tribu de Rubén, Samúa, hijo de Zacur;

5 de la tribu de Simeón, Safat, hijo de Hori;

6 de la tribu de Judá, Caleb, hijo de Jefone;

7 de la tribu de Isacar, Igal, hijo de José;

8 de la tribu de Efraín, Oseas, hijo de Nun;

Números 13:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 13

In this chapter an order is given by the Lord, to send twelve men into the land of Canaan, to search and spy it, and which was accordingly executed, Nu 13:1-3; and the names of the twelve persons are given, Nu 13:4-16; the instructions they received from Moses, what part of the land they should enter into first, and what observations they should make on it, Nu 13:17-20; which they attended to, and on their return brought some of the fruit of the land with them, Nu 13:21-26; and gave an account of it, that it was a very fruitful land, but the inhabitants mighty, and their cities walled, Nu 13:27-29; which threw the people into confusion, but that they were stilled by Caleb, one of the spies, who encouraged them, Nu 13:30; but all the rest, excepting Joshua, brought an ill report of it, as not to be subdued and conquered by them, Nu 13:31-33.