L’entrée en Canaan retardée de quarante ans

L’exploration du pays de Canaan

13 L’Eternel parla à Moïse et dit : Envoie des hommes, un de chaque tribu, choisis parmi les chefs, pour explorer le pays de Canaan que je donne aux Israélites.

Moïse envoya des hommes depuis le désert de Parân, comme l’Eternel le lui avait demandé. C’étaient tous des chefs des Israélites. Voici leurs noms :

Pour la tribu de Ruben : Shammoua, fils de Zakkour ;

Pour la tribu de Siméon : Shaphath, fils de Hori ;

Pour la tribu de Juda : Caleb, fils de Yephounné ;

Pour la tribu d’Issacar : Yiguéal, fils de Joseph ;

Pour la tribu d’Ephraïm : Osée, fils de Noun ;

Pour la tribu de Benjamin : Palti, fils de Raphou ;

10 Pour la tribu de Zabulon : Gaddiel, fils de Sodi ;

11 Pour la tribu de Joseph, c’est-à-dire celle de Manassé : Gaddi, fils de Sousi ;

12 Pour la tribu de Dan : Ammiel, fils de Guemalli ;

13 Pour la tribu d’Aser : Setour, fils de Michaël ;

14 Pour la tribu de Nephtali : Nahbi, fils de Vophsi ;

15 Pour la tribu de Gad : Guéouel, fils de Maki.

Read full chapter

Exploring Canaan

13 The Lord said to Moses, “Send some men to explore(A) the land of Canaan,(B) which I am giving to the Israelites.(C) From each ancestral tribe(D) 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.(E) These are their names:

from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zakkur;

from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;

from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;(F)

from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph;

from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;(G)

from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu;

10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi;

11 from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph), 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 Maki.

Read full chapter

13 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.

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.

And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.

Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.

Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.

Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.

Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.

10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.

11 Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.

12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.

13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.

14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.

15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.

Read full chapter