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Numbers 13:2–3

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Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.
And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
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  1. Deuteronomy 1:22–25Rank 1 from verse 2
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    22¶ 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.

    23And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:

    24And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.

    25And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the Lord our God doth give us.

  2. Numbers 32:8Rank 2 from verse 2
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    8Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.

  3. Numbers 34:18Rank 3 from verse 2
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    18And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance.

  4. Deuteronomy 1:15Rank 4 from verse 2
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    15So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.

  5. Exodus 18:25Rank 5 from verse 2
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    25And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

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  1. Numbers 12:16Rank 1 from verse 3
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    16And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.

  2. Numbers 32:8Rank 2 from verse 3
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    8Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.

  3. Deuteronomy 1:19Rank 3 from verse 3
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    19¶ And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.

  4. Deuteronomy 9:23Rank 4 from verse 3
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    23Likewise when the Lord sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.

  5. Deuteronomy 1:23Rank 5 from verse 3
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    23And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:

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DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 13:2

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

search

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Sense 1: To seek carefully, examine, explore, or inquire in order to find or know. Sense 2: A careful examination or inquiry made to find or know.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tribe

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A body of people descended from a common ancestor, especially one of the divisions of Israel.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ruler

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Sense 1: One who governs or exercises authority. Sense 2: A straight measuring instrument.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 13:3

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commandment

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Sense 1: An authoritative command, charge, order, or precept to be obeyed. Sense 2: One of the ten commandments.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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wilderness

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Uncultivated, desolate, sparsely inhabited, or uninhabited land; a desert, wild country, or solitary region.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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13:1AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

13:2Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.

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13:3And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.

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13:4And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.

13:5Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.

13:6Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

13:7Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.

13:8Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.

13:9Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.

13:10Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.

13:11Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.

13:12Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.

13:13Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.

13:14Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.

13:15Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.

13:16These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

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