6. Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;
7. Igal son of Joseph from the tribe of Issachar;
8. Hoshea son of Nun from the tribe of Ephraim;
9. Palti son of Raphu from the tribe of Benjamin;
10. Gaddiel son of Sodi from the tribe of Zebulun;
11. Gaddi son of Susi from the tribe of Manasseh (from the tribe of Joseph);
12. Ammiel son of Gemalli from the tribe of Dan;
13. Sethur son of Michael from the tribe of Asher;
14. Nahbi son of Vophsi from the tribe of Naphtali;
15. Geuel son of Machi from the tribe of Gad.
16. These were the names of the men Moses sent to scout out the land, and Moses renamed Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua.
17. When Moses sent them to scout out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up this way to the Negev, then go up into the hill country.
18. See what the land is like, and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many.
19. Is the land they live in good or bad? Are the cities they live in encampments or fortifications?
20. Is the land fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous. Bring back some fruit from the land.” It was the season for the first ripe grapes.
21. So they went up and scouted out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob near the entrance to Hamath.