Berean Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 1:23
23The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.
Deuteronomy 1:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
- New International Version (NIV)The idea seemed good to me; so I selected twelve of you, one man from each tribe.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The thing seemed good to me, and I took twelve men from you, one man from each tribe.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“The plan pleased me well; so I took twelve of your men, one man from each tribe.
Context of Deuteronomy 1:23
21See, the LORD your God has placed the land before you. Go up and take possession of it as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has told you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.” 22Then all of you approached me and said, “Let us send men ahead of us to search out the land and bring us word of what route to follow and which cities to enter.” The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe. 24They left and went up into the hill country, and came to the Valley of Eshcol and spied out the land. 25They took some of the fruit of the land in their hands, carried it down to us, and brought us word: “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.”
Read all of Deuteronomy 1Deuteronomy 1:23 word by word
וַיִּיטַ֥ב בְּעֵינַ֖י הַדָּבָ֑ר וָאֶקַּ֤ח מִכֶּם֙ שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣ר אֲנָשִׁ֔ים אִ֥ישׁ אֶחָ֖ד לַשָּֽׁבֶט׃Read the interlinear
- The planדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- seemedעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
- good to meיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
- so I selectedלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
- twelveאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- from each tribeשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 1:23
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1:23
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-46Verses 19-46 Moses reminds the Israelites of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, through that great and terrible wilderness. He shows how near they were to a happy settlement in Canaan. It will aggravate the eternal ruin of hypocrites, that they were not far from the kingdom of God. As if it were not enough that they were sure of their God before them, they would send men before them. Never any looked into the Holy Land, but they must own it to be a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-25See Numbers 13.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-3322-33. ye came ... and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land--The proposal to despatch spies emanated from the people through unbelief; but Moses, believing them sincere, gave his cordial assent to this measure, and God on being consulted permitted them to follow the suggestion (see on Nu 13:1). The issue proved disastrous to them, only through their own sin and folly.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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