Deuteronomy 1:23

23 And because the saying pleased me, I sent of you twelve men, one of every 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 land which the Lord thy God giveth thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord our God hath spoken to thy fathers: fear not, nor be any way discouraged.

22 And you came all to me, and said: Let us send men who may view the land, and bring us word what way we shall go up, and to what cities we shall go.

23 And because the saying pleased me, I sent of you twelve men, one of every tribe:

24 Who, when they had set forward and had gone up to the mountains, came as far as the valley of the cluster: and having viewed the land,

25 Taking of the fruits thereof, to shew its fertility, they brought them to us, and said: The land is good, which the Lord our God will give us.