9. from the tribe of Benjamin—Palti son of Raphu;
10. from the tribe of Zebulun—Gaddiel son of Sodi;
11. from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe from Joseph)—Gaddi son of Susi;
12. from the tribe of Dan—Ammiel son of Gemalli;
13. from the tribe of Asher—Sethur son of Michael;
14. from the tribe of Naphtali—Nahbi son of Vophsi;
15. from the tribe of Gad—Geuel son of Maki.
16. These are the names of the men Moses sent to look at and study the land. (Moses called Hoshea son of Nun by another name. Moses called him Joshua.)
17. When Moses was sending them out to explore Canaan, he said, “Go through the Negev and then into the hill country.
18. See what the land looks like. Learn about the people who live there. Are they strong or are they weak? Are they few or are they many?
19. Learn about the land that they live in. Is it good land or bad land? What kind of towns do they live in? Do the towns have walls protecting them? Are the towns strongly defended?
20. And learn other things about the land. Is the soil good for growing things, or is it poor soil? Are there trees on the land? Try to bring back some of the fruit from that land.” (This was during the time when the first grapes should be ripe.)
21. So they went to explore the country. They explored the area from the desert of Zin to Rehob and Lebo Hamath.
22. They entered the country through the Negev and went to Hebron. (The town of Hebron was built seven years before the town of Zoan in Egypt.) Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai lived there. These men were descendants of Anak.