3. So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, at the direction of the Lord. All of them were leaders among 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;
8. for the Josephites, 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. for the Josephites, 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 reconnoiter the land. But Hoshea, son of Nun, Moses called Joshua.
17. In sending them to reconnoiter the land of Canaan, Moses said to them, “Go up there in the Negeb, up into the highlands,
18. and see what kind of land it is and whether the people living there are strong or weak, few or many.