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 Maki.
16. These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.)
17. When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he said, ‘Go up through the Negev and on into the hill country.
18. See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many.
19. What kind of land do they live in? Is it good or bad? What kind of towns do they live in? Are they unwalled or fortified?
20. How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land.’ (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)
21. So they went up and explored the land from the Desert of Zin as far as Rehob, towards Lebo Hamath.
22. They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, lived. (Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)