American King James Version
"And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe: "
— Deuteronomy 1:23, American King James Version
“And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:”
“And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe: ”
“The thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:”
“I thought this was a good idea, so I sent twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.”
“And because the saying pleased me, I sent of you twelve men, one of every tribe:”
“And what you said seemed good to me, and I took twelve men from among you, one from every tribe;”
“And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:”
And I said to you, You are come to the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God does give to us.
Behold, the LORD your God has set the land before you: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of your fathers has said to you; fear not, neither be discouraged. ¶
And you came near to me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.
And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came to the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.
And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down to us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God does give us.
Notwithstanding you would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God: