Deuteronomy 1:23

And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:

And the saying {H1697} pleased me well {H3190}{H5869}: and I took {H3947} twelve {H8147}{H6240} men {H582} of you, one {H259} of a tribe {H376}{H7626}:

The idea seemed good to me, so I took twelve of your men, one from each tribe;

The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:

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Cross-References

  • Numbers 13:3 (4 votes)

    And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men [were] heads of the children of Israel.

  • Numbers 13:33 (4 votes)

    And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, [which come] of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.