1 The Lord said to Moses,
2 “Send some men to explore the land of Canaan. I will give this land to the Israelites. Send one leader from each of the twelve tribes.”
3 So Moses obeyed the Lord’S command and sent out the Israelite leaders while the people were camped in the desert of Paran.
4 These are their names: from the tribe of Reuben—Shammua son of Zaccur;
5 from the tribe of Simeon—Shaphat son of Hori;