Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

The plan was good {in my opinion}, and [so] I took from [among] you twelve men, {one from each tribe}.

New American Standard Bible

The thing pleased me and I took twelve of your men, one man for each tribe.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

The plan seemed good to me, so I selected 12 men from among you, one man for each tribe.

International Standard Version

Because this suggestion seemed good to me, I chose twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

A Conservative Version

And the thing pleased me well. And I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

The plan pleased me and I took twelve of your men, one man from each tribe.

Bible in Basic English

And what you said seemed good to me, and I took twelve men from among you, one from every tribe;

Darby Translation

And the matter was good in mine eyes; and I took twelve men of you, one man for a tribe.

Julia Smith Translation

And the word will be good in mine eyes: and I will take from you twelve men, one man to a tribe.

King James 2000

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

Modern King James verseion

And the saying pleased me very much. And I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the saying pleased me well, and I took twelve men of you; of every tribe, one.

NET Bible

I thought this was a good idea, so I sent twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

New Heart English Bible

The thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:

The Emphasized Bible

And the thing, was good in mine eyes, - so I took from among you twelve men, one man for each tribe.

Webster

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

World English Bible

The thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the saying
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

יטב 
Yatab 
Usage: 115

and I took
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

שׁתּים שׁנים 
Sh@nayim 
Usage: 767

men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

of you, one
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

References

Hastings

Morish

Watsons

Verse Info

Context Readings

Historical Prologue

22 "Then all of you approached me, and [you] said, 'Let us send men {before us}, and let them explore the land for us, and let them bring back {a report} to us [concerning] the way that {we should take} [and concerning] the cities that we shall come to.' 23 The plan was good {in my opinion}, and [so] I took from [among] you twelve men, {one from each tribe}. 24 And they {set out} and {went up into the hill country}, and they went up to the wadi of Eschol, and they spied out [the land].

Cross References

Numbers 13:3-33

So Moses sent them from the desert of Paran on the command of Yahweh; all of the men [were] {leaders} of the {Israelites}.

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