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Numbers 13:16 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" These are the names of the men who Moses sent to spy out the land. Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua. "
Numbers 13:16
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14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.
16 These are the names of the men who Moses sent to spy out the land. Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
17 Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, “Go up this way by the South, and go up into the hill country.
18 See the land, what it is; and the people who dwell therein, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many;
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Numbers 13:1
"The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,"
Numbers 13:2
"“Send men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel. Of every tribe of their fathers, you shall send a man, every one a prince among them.”"
Numbers 13:3
"Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran according to the commandment of the LORD. All of them were men who were heads of the children of Israel."
Numbers 13:4
"These were their names: Of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur."
Numbers 13:5
"Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori."
Numbers 13:6
"Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh."
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