Deuteronomy 1:21-23

International Standard Version

²¹ Look! The Lord your God has given the land that lies^[a] before you. Go and possess it, just as the Lord God of your ancestors commanded you. Don’t be afraid or discouraged.’

²² “Then all of you approached me and said: ‘Let’s send out men in advance of us so they can survey the land and bring back a report to us on how we’ll go up to their cities.’ ²³ Because this suggestion^[b] seemed good to me, I chose twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.