1. The Lord said to Moses,
2. “Choose a leader from each tribe and send them into Canaan to explore the land I am giving you.”
3. So Moses sent twelve tribal leaders from Israel's camp in the Paran Desert
17. Before Moses sent them into Canaan, he said:After you go through the Southern Desert of Canaan, continue north into the hill country
18. and find out what those regions are like. Be sure to remember how many people live there, how strong they are,
19-20. and if they live in open towns or walled cities. See if the land is good for growing crops and find out what kinds of trees grow there. It's time for grapes to ripen, so try to bring back some of the fruit that grows there.
21. The twelve men left to explore Canaan from the Zin Desert in the south all the way to the town of Rehob near Lebo-Hamath in the north.
22. As they went through the Southern Desert, they came to the town of Hebron, which was seven years older than the Egyptian town of Zoan. In Hebron, they saw the three Anakim clans of Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai.