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Deuteronomy 1:23
"The plan pleased me and I took twelve of your men, one man from each tribe.
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Hebrew Names Version
The thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:
The thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:
King James Version
And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
Lexham English Bible
The plan was good in my opinion, and so I took from among you twelve men, one from each tribe.
The plan was good in my opinion, and so I took from among you twelve men, one from each tribe.
English Standard Version
The thing seemed good to me, and I took twelve men from you, one man from each tribe.
The thing seemed good to me, and I took twelve men from you, one man from each tribe.
New Century Version
I thought that was a good idea, so I chose twelve of your men, one for each tribe.
I thought that was a good idea, so I chose twelve of your men, one for each tribe.
New English Translation
I thought this was a good idea, so I sent twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.
I thought this was a good idea, so I sent twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.
New American Standard Bible
"The plan pleased me, and I took twelve of your men, one man for each tribe.
"The plan pleased me, and I took twelve of your men, one man for each tribe.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So the saying pleased me well, and I tooke twelue men of you, of euery tribe one.
So the saying pleased me well, and I tooke twelue men of you, of euery tribe one.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the thing was good in my sight, and I took twelve of your men, one man for each tribe.
And the thing was good in my sight, and I took twelve of your men, one man for each tribe.
Contemporary English Version
It seemed like a good idea, so I chose twelve men, one from each tribe.
It seemed like a good idea, so I chose twelve men, one from each tribe.
Complete Jewish Bible
The idea seemed good to me, so I took twelve of your men, one from each tribe;
The idea seemed good to me, so I took twelve of your men, one from each tribe;
Darby Translation
And the matter was good in mine eyes; and I took twelve men of you, one man for a tribe.
And the matter was good in mine eyes; and I took twelve men of you, one man for a tribe.
Easy-to-Read Version
"I thought that was a good idea. So I chose twelve men from among you, one man from each tribe.
"I thought that was a good idea. So I chose twelve men from among you, one man from each tribe.
George Lamsa Translation
And the saying pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man of each tribe;
And the saying pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man of each tribe;
Good News Translation
"That seemed like a good thing to do, so I selected twelve men, one from each tribe.
"That seemed like a good thing to do, so I selected twelve men, one from each tribe.
Christian Standard Bible®
The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one man for each tribe.
The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one man for each tribe.
Literal Translation
And the thing was good in my eyes, and I took twelve men of you, one man for each tribe.
And the thing was good in my eyes, and I took twelve men of you, one man for each tribe.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
That pleased me well, and I toke twolue men from amonge you, of euery trybe one.
That pleased me well, and I toke twolue men from amonge you, of euery trybe one.
American Standard Version
And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:
And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:
Bible in Basic English
And what you said seemed good to me, and I took twelve men from among you, one from every tribe;
And what you said seemed good to me, and I took twelve men from among you, one from every tribe;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the saying pleased me well: and I toke twelue men of you, of euery tribe one.
And the saying pleased me well: and I toke twelue men of you, of euery tribe one.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe;
And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe;
King James Version (1611)
And the saying pleased mee well: and I tooke twelue men of you, one of a tribe.
And the saying pleased mee well: and I tooke twelue men of you, one of a tribe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the saying pleased me: and I took of you twelve men, one man of a tribe.
And the saying pleased me: and I took of you twelve men, one man of a tribe.
English Revised Version
And the thing pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:
And the thing pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:
Berean Standard Bible
The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.
The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne the word pleside to me, Y sente of you twelue men, of ech lynage oon.
And whanne the word pleside to me, Y sente of you twelue men, of ech lynage oon.
Young's Literal Translation
and the thing is good in mine eyes, and I take of you twelve men, one man for a tribe.
and the thing is good in mine eyes, and I take of you twelve men, one man for a tribe.
Update Bible Version
And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:
And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:
Webster's Bible Translation
And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
World English Bible
The thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:
The thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:
New King James Version
"The plan pleased me well; so I took twelve of your men, one man from each tribe.
"The plan pleased me well; so I took twelve of your men, one man from each tribe.
New Living Translation
"This seemed like a good idea to me, so I chose twelve scouts, one from each of your tribes.
"This seemed like a good idea to me, so I chose twelve scouts, one from each of your tribes.
New Life Bible
What you said pleased me. I took twelve of your men, one man for each family group.
What you said pleased me. I took twelve of your men, one man for each family group.
New Revised Standard
The plan seemed good to me, and I selected twelve of you, one from each tribe.
The plan seemed good to me, and I selected twelve of you, one from each tribe.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the thing, was good in mine eyes, - so I took from among you twelve men, one man for each tribe.
And the thing, was good in mine eyes, - so I took from among you twelve men, one man for each tribe.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And because the saying pleased me, I sent of you twelve men, one of every tribe:
And because the saying pleased me, I sent of you twelve men, one of every tribe:
Revised Standard Version
The thing seemed good to me, and I took twelve men of you, one man for each tribe;
The thing seemed good to me, and I took twelve men of you, one man for each tribe;
THE MESSAGE
That seemed like a good idea to me, so I picked twelve men, one from each tribe. They set out, climbing through the hills. They came to the Eshcol Valley and looked it over. They took samples of the produce of the land and brought them back to us, saying, "It's a good land that God , our God, is giving us!"
That seemed like a good idea to me, so I picked twelve men, one from each tribe. They set out, climbing through the hills. They came to the Eshcol Valley and looked it over. They took samples of the produce of the land and brought them back to us, saying, "It's a good land that God , our God, is giving us!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The thing pleased me and I took twelve of your men, one man for each tribe.
"The thing pleased me and I took twelve of your men, one man for each tribe.
Contextual Overview
19"Then we set out from Horeb (Sinai), and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, just as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea. 20"And I said to you, 'You have come to the hill country of the Amorites which the LORD our God is about to give us. 21'Behold, 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 spoken to you. Do not fear or be dismayed.' 22"Then all of you approached me and said, 'Let us send men [into the land] before us, so that they may explore and search the area for us, and bring back to us word regarding the way we should go, and the cities we should enter.' 23"The plan pleased me and I took twelve of your men, one man from each tribe.24"They turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied it out. 25"Then they took some of the fruit of the land in their hands and brought it down to us; and they reported back to us, and said, 'It is a good land which the LORD our God is about to give us.' 26"Yet you were not willing to go up [to take possession of it], but rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. 27"You murmured and were ill-tempered (discontented) in your tents, and said, 'Because the LORD hates us He has brought us from the land of Egypt to hand us over to the Amorites to destroy us. 28'Where can we go up? Our brothers (spies) have made our hearts melt [in fear] and demoralized us by saying, "The people are bigger and taller than we; the cities are large, and fortified [all the way up] to heaven. And besides, we saw the [giant-like] sons of the Anakim there."'
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Numbers 13:3-33
Reciprocal: Numbers 20:1 - Then Numbers 32:8 - General Joshua 4:2 - twelve men 1 Samuel 20:7 - It is well
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the saying pleased me well,.... Taking it to be a rational and prudent scheme, not imagining it was the effect of fear and distrust:
and I took twelve men of you out of a tribe; whose names are given in
Numbers 13:4.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The plan of sending the spies originated with the people; and, as in itself a reasonable one, it approved itself to Moses; it was submitted to God, sanctioned by Him, and carried out under special divine direction. The orator’s purpose in this chapter is to bring before the people emphatically their own responsibilites and behavior. It is therefore important to remind them, that the sending of the spies, which led immediately to their complaining and rebellion, was their own suggestion.
The following verses to the end of the chapter give a condensed account, the fuller one being in Num. 13–14, of the occurrences which led to the banishment of the people for 40 years into the wilderness.
