◄ Deuteronomy 1:23 ►
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Good News Translation
"That seemed like a good thing to do, so I selected twelve men, one from each tribe.

New Revised Standard Version
The plan seemed good to me, and I selected twelve of you, one from each tribe.

Contemporary English Version
It seemed like a good idea, so I chose twelve men, one from each tribe.

New American Bible
Agreeing with the proposal, I took twelve men from your number, one from each tribe.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And because the saying pleased me, I sent of you twelve men, one of every tribe:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

Deuteronomy 13:3 Thou shalt not hear the words of that prophet or dreamer: for the Lord your God trieth you, that it may appear whether you love him with all your heart, and with all your soul, or not.

Context
Twelve Spies Sent Out
…22And 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. 23And because the saying pleased me, I sent of you twelve men, one of every tribe:24Who, 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,…
Cross References
Numbers 13:1
And there the Lord spoke to Moses, saying.

Deuteronomy 1:22
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.

Deuteronomy 1:24
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,

Deuteronomy 1:22
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