God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 1:23
23It seemed like a good idea to me. So I chose 12 of your men, 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
21The Lord your God is giving you this land. Go ahead! Take possession of it, as the Lord God of your ancestors told you. Don’t be afraid or terrified.” 22All of you came to me and said, “Let’s send men ahead of us to gather information about the land for us. Have them report to us about the route we should take and the cities we’ll come to.” It seemed like a good idea to me. So I chose 12 of your men, one from each tribe. 24They left and went into the mountains. When they came to the Eshcol Valley, they explored it. 25They took some of the region’s fruit with them and brought it back to us. They reported, “The land that the Lord our God is giving us is good.”
Read all of Deuteronomy 1Deuteronomy 1:23 word by word
וַיִּיטַ֥ב בְּעֵינַ֖י הַדָּבָ֑ר וָאֶקַּ֤ח מִכֶּם֙ שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣ר אֲנָשִׁ֔ים אִ֥ישׁ אֶחָ֖ד לַשָּֽׁבֶט׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the sayingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- pleased me wellעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
- pleased me wellיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190
- and I tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
- twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
- of you, oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- of a tribeשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
- of a tribeאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
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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