1. The Lord said to Moses,
2. “Send men to explore Canaan, which I’m giving to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of their ancestors’ tribes.”
3. So at the Lord’s command, Moses sent these men from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.
4. These are their names:Shammua, son of Zaccur, from the tribe of Reuben;
5. Shaphat, son of Hori, from the tribe of Simeon;
6. Caleb, son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah;
7. Igal, son of Joseph, from the tribe of Issachar;
8. Hoshea, son of Nun, from the tribe of Ephraim;
9. Palti, son of Raphu, from the tribe of Benjamin;
10. Gaddiel, son of Sodi, from the tribe of Zebulun;
11. Gaddi, son of Susi, from the tribe of Joseph (that is, the tribe of Manasseh);
12. Ammiel, son of Gemalli, from the tribe of Dan;
13. Sethur, son of Michael, from the tribe of Asher;