Deuteronomy 1:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then all of you approached me and said, 'Let us send men ahead of us to explore the land and bring back a report about the route we should take and the cities we will come to.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And every one of you came near to me, and said, Let us send men before us, and they shall search out the land for us, and bring us back word of the way we must go up and of the cities we will come to.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And ye came near{H7126} unto me every one of you, and said,{H559} Let us send{H7971} men{H582} before{H6440} us, that they may search{H2658} the land{H776} for us, and bring{H7725} us word{H1697} again{H7725} of the way{H1870} by which we must go up,{H5927} and the cities{H5892} unto which we shall come.{H935}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And ye came near{H7126}{(H8799)} unto me every one of you, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, We will send{H7971}{(H8799)} men{H582} before{H6440} us, and they shall search us out{H2658}{(H8799)} the land{H776}, and bring{H7725} us word{H1697} again{H7725}{(H8686)} by what way{H1870} we must go up{H5927}{(H8799)}, and into what cities{H5892} we shall come{H935}{(H8799)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And then ye came vnto me euery one and sayed: Let us sende men before us, to serche us out the londe and to brynge us worde agayne, both what waye we shall goo vpp by, and vnto what cities we shall come.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then came ye all vnto me, and sayde: Let vs sende men before vs, to spye vs out the londe, and to brynge vs worde agayne, by what waye we shal go vp, and to what cities we shal come.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then ye came vnto me euery one, and said, We wil send men before vs, to search vs out the land & to bring vs word againe, what way we must go vp by, & vnto what cities we shall come.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And ye came vnto me euery one, and sayde: we wyll sende men before vs, to searche vs out the land, and to bryng vs worde agayne what way we must go vp by, & vnto what cities we shall come.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    You came near to me everyone of you, and said, Let us send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and the cities to which we shall come.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `And ye come near unto me, all of you, and say, Let us send men before us, and they search for us the land, and they bring us back word `concerning' the way in which we go up into it, and the cities unto which we come in;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and the cities unto which we shall come.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and the cities unto which we shall come.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And you came near to me, every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us to go through the land with care and give us an account of the way we are to go and the towns to which we will come.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    You came near to me everyone of you, and said, "Let us send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and the cities to which we shall come."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So all of you approached me and said,“Let’s send some men ahead of us to scout out the land and bring us back word as to how we should attack it and what the cities are like there.”

Referenced Verses

  • Num 13:1-9 : 1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Send men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them. 3 So Moses sent them from the Wilderness of Paran at the LORD’s command. All of them were men who were leaders of the Israelites. 4 These were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur; 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 son of Joseph; 8 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 from the tribe of Joseph, 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 explore the land. Moses called Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua. 17 When Moses sent them to explore the land of Canaan, he said to them, “Go up through the Negev and then 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 towns they dwell in unwalled or fortified? 20 And what is the land like—is it fertile or barren? Does it have trees or not? Be courageous, and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” It was the season for the first ripe grapes.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Deut 1:23-29
    7 verses
    87%

    23 The idea seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one man for each tribe.

    24 They set out and went up into the hill country, and they came to the Valley of Eshkol and explored it.

    25 Taking with them some of the fruit of the land, they brought it back to us. And they reported, 'The land that the LORD our God is giving us is good.'

    26 But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

    27 You grumbled in your tents and said, 'Because the LORD hates us, He brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.'

    28 Where can we go? Our brothers have discouraged us by saying, 'The people are larger and taller than we are, the cities are great and fortified up to the heavens, and we even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.'

    29 Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified or afraid of them.'

  • Num 13:1-3
    3 verses
    82%

    1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

    2 Send men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them.

    3 So Moses sent them from the Wilderness of Paran at the LORD’s command. All of them were men who were leaders of the Israelites.

  • Deut 1:18-21
    4 verses
    80%

    18 At that time, I commanded you concerning all the things you were to do.

    19 Then we set out from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which you saw, on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us. And we came to Kadesh-barnea.

    20 Then I said to you, 'You have come to the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us.'

    21 See, the LORD your God has set the land before you. Go up and take possession of it, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.

  • Josh 18:4
    79%

    4 Appoint three men from each tribe. I will send them out to survey the land and map it according to their inheritances. Then they will return to me.

  • Deut 1:33
    78%

    33 who went before you on the way to scout out a place for you to camp, by night in the fire to show you the way you should go, and by day in the cloud.

  • Num 32:8-9
    2 verses
    78%

    8 This is what your ancestors did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land.

    9 They went up to the Valley of Eshcol, saw the land, and discouraged the hearts of the Israelites from entering the land that the Lord had given them.

  • Deut 1:40-42
    3 verses
    77%

    40 But as for you, turn around and set out for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea.

    41 Then you answered me and said, 'We have sinned against the LORD. We will go up and fight, just as the LORD our God commanded us.' So each of you strapped on his weapons of war and thought it would be easy to go up into the hill country.

    42 But the LORD said to me, 'Tell them, "Do not go up or fight, because I am not with you; you will be defeated by your enemies."'

  • Num 13:17-21
    5 verses
    77%

    17 When Moses sent them to explore the land of Canaan, he said to them, “Go up through the Negev and then 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 towns they dwell in unwalled or fortified?

    20 And what is the land like—is it fertile or barren? Does it have trees or not? Be courageous, and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” It was the season for the first ripe grapes.

    21 So they went up and explored the land from the Wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.

  • Deut 1:14
    77%

    14 And you answered me and said, 'What you have proposed is good for us to do.'

  • Deut 1:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7 Turn and set out on your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all their neighbors—the Arabah, the hill country, the lowlands, the Negev, and the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates.

    8 See, I have set the land before you. Go and take possession of the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.

  • Deut 9:23
    75%

    23 And when the LORD sent you from Kadesh Barnea, saying, 'Go up and take possession of the land I have given you,' you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You did not trust him or obey his voice.

  • Num 14:7
    75%

    7 And they said to the entire Israelite assembly, "The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good.

  • Num 13:26-27
    2 verses
    75%

    26 They came back to Moses, Aaron, and the entire assembly of the Israelites at Kadesh in the Wilderness of Paran. There they reported to them and showed them the fruit of the land.

    27 They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed it flows with milk and honey. Here is its fruit.

  • Josh 9:11
    75%

    11 So our elders and all the inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for the journey and go to meet them. Tell them: We are your servants; now make a treaty with us.’

  • Deut 10:11
    75%

    11 Then the LORD said to me, 'Arise, set out ahead of the people so that they may go and take possession of the land that I swore to their ancestors to give to them.'

  • Judg 18:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9 They said, 'Let us go up against them, for we have seen the land and it is very good. Why are you hesitating? Do not delay in going to take possession of the land!'

    10 When you arrive, you will find a secure and unsuspecting people. The land is spacious, for God has given it into your hands—a place lacking nothing that is good.

  • Josh 1:16
    74%

    16 They answered Joshua, saying, “We will do everything you have commanded us, and we will go wherever you send us.

  • Josh 3:12
    74%

    12 Now then, select twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one man from each tribe.

  • Gen 42:12
    73%

    12 But Joseph insisted, 'No! You have come to see the vulnerability of the land.'

  • Josh 18:8-9
    2 verses
    73%

    8 The men set out, and as they went, Joshua directed those going to map the land, saying, "Go, walk through the land, write a description of it, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here before the LORD in Shiloh."

    9 So the men went and surveyed the land. They wrote a description of it by its towns in seven divisions and brought the report back to Joshua at the camp at Shiloh.

  • Deut 2:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 Then we turned and set out toward the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea, as the LORD had instructed me, and we traveled around Mount Seir for many days.

    2 The LORD said to me,

  • Josh 2:10
    73%

    10 We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed.

  • Num 32:21
    72%

    21 and all your armed men cross over the Jordan before the Lord until He has driven out His enemies from His presence—

  • Josh 14:6
    72%

    6 The descendants of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, 'You know the word the LORD spoke to Moses, the man of God, about you and me in Kadesh Barnea.'

  • Josh 4:2
    72%

    2 “Choose twelve men from among the people, one man from each tribe,