5. from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat, son of Hori;
6. from the tribe of Judah, Caleb, son of Jephunneh;
7. from the tribe of Issachar, Igal;
8. for the Josephites, from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea, son of Nun;
9. from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti, son of Raphu;
10. from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel, son of Sodi;
11. for the Josephites, from the tribe of Manasseh, 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 Machi.
16. These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to reconnoiter the land. But Hoshea, son of Nun, Moses called Joshua.
17. In sending them to reconnoiter the land of Canaan, Moses said to them, “Go up there in the Negeb, up into the highlands,
18. and see what kind of land it is and whether the people living there are strong or weak, few or many.
19. Is the country in which they live good or bad? Are the towns in which they dwell open or fortified?
20. Is the soil fertile or barren, wooded or clear? And do your best to get some of the fruit of the land.” It was then the season for early grapes.
21. So they went up and reconnoitered the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as where Rehob adjoins Lebo-hamath.