16 Afterward, however, the people moved on from Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran.

Spies View the Land

13 Then (A)the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, (B)Send out men for yourself to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am going to give the sons of Israel; you shall send a man from each of their fathers’ tribes, every one a leader among them.” So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran at the [a]command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the sons of Israel.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 13:3 Lit mouth

16 After that, the people left Hazeroth(A) and encamped in the Desert of Paran.(B)

Exploring Canaan

13 The Lord said to Moses, “Send some men to explore(C) the land of Canaan,(D) which I am giving to the Israelites.(E) From each ancestral tribe(F) send one of its leaders.”

So at the Lord’s command Moses sent them out from the Desert of Paran. All of them were leaders of the Israelites.(G)