Deuteronomy 1:23
King James Version (KJV)
And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
In context
21 Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.
22 And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
23 And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
24 And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
25 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.
Deuteronomy 1:23 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
- WEB World English Bible
- The thing pleased me well. I took twelve of your men, one man for every tribe.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and the thing is good in mine eyes, and I take of you twelve men, one man for a tribe.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the matter was good in mine eyes; and I took twelve men of you, one man for a tribe.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe: