'Investigate' in the Bible
Pharaoh sent representatives to investigate, and indeed, not even one of the livestock of Israel had died. But Pharaoh's heart remained hard, and he did not release the people.
"Send out men to investigate the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them."
These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to investigate the land. And Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.
When Moses sent them to investigate the land of Canaan, he told them, "Go up through the Negev, and then go up into the hill country
Then they presented the Israelites with a discouraging report of the land they had investigated, saying, "The land that we passed through to investigate is a land that devours its inhabitants. All the people we saw there are of great stature.
They said to the whole community of the Israelites, "The land we passed through to investigate is an exceedingly good land.
The men whom Moses sent to investigate the land, who returned and made the whole community murmur against him by producing an evil report about the land,
But Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among the men who went to investigate the land, lived.
You must investigate thoroughly and inquire carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done among you,
When it is reported to you and you hear about it, you must investigate carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done in Israel,
The judges will thoroughly investigate the matter, and if the witness should prove to be false and to have given false testimony against the accused,
They replied, "You aren't from Galilee too, are you? Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet comes from Galilee!"
When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight, and when he approached to investigate, there came the voice of the Lord,
Because I was at a loss how I could investigate these matters, I asked if he were willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.