Deuteronomy 1:20-22

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

²⁰ I said to you, ‘You have reached the hill country of the Amorites, which the Lord our God is giving us. ²¹ See, the Lord your God has given the land to you; go up, take possession, as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has promised you; do not fear or be dismayed.’

²² All of you came to me and said, ‘Let us send men ahead of us to explore the land for us and bring back a report to us regarding the route by which we should go up and the cities we will come to.’