Moses sent them to scout out the land of Canaan and said to them, “Go up through the Negev, and on into the hill country.
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15from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi. 16These are the names of the men Moses sent to scout out the land. And Moses renamed Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua. 17Moses sent them to scout out the land of Canaan and said to them, “Go up through the Negev, and on into the hill country. 18See what the land is like, and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many. 19See what kind of land they live in — is it good or bad? And what of the towns they live in — are they unwalled camps or fortified strongholds?
