19. The Lord our God commanded us to start out from Mount Horeb. So we did. We went toward the hill country of the Amorites. We traveled all through the huge and terrible desert you saw. Finally, we reached Kadesh Barnea.
20. Then I said to you, "You have reached the hill country of the Amorites. The Lord our God is giving it to us.
21. The Lord your God has given you the land. Go up and take it. Do what the Lord says. He's the God of your people. Don't be afraid. Don't lose hope."
22. Then all of you came to me. You said, "Let's send some men ahead of us. They can check out the land for us and bring back a report. They can suggest to us which way to go. They can tell us about the towns we'll come to."
23. That seemed like a good idea to me. So I chose 12 of you. I picked one man from each tribe.
24. They left and went up into the hill country. There they came to the Valley of Eshcol. They checked it out.
25. They got some of the fruit of that land. They brought it down to us and gave us their report. They said, "The Lord our God is giving us a good land."