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;
14. Nahbi, son of Vophsi, from the tribe of Naphtali;
15. Geuel, son of Machi, from the tribe of Gad.
16. These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. But Moses gave Hoshea, son of Nun, the name Joshua.
17. When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he told them, “Go through the Negev and then into the mountain region.
18. See what the land is like and whether the people living there are strong or weak, few or many.
19. Is the land they live in good or bad? Do their cities have walls around them or not?
20. Is the soil rich or poor? Does the land have trees or not? Do your best to bring back some fruit from the land.” (It was the season when grapes were beginning to ripen.)
21. So the men explored the land from the Desert of Zin to the border of Hamath.
22. They went through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai lived. They are descendants of Anak. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)