Deuteronomy 1:23

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.”

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BSBPD

“The plan seemed good to me, so I selected twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the thing is good in mine eyes, and I take of you twelve men, one man for a tribe.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 1:23 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 13:3So at the consent of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,
  2. Numbers 32:8This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.

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