Deuteronomy 1:22

What does Deuteronomy 1:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 1:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and the cities unto which we shall come.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And ye came near unto 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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and the cities unto which we shall come.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And you came near to me, every one of you, and said, Let us send men before us to go through the land with care and give us an account of the way we are to go and the towns to which we will come.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And ye come near unto me, all of you, and say, Let us send men before us, and they search for us the land, and they bring us back word <FI>concerning<Fi> the way in which we go up into it, and the cities unto which we come in;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And you came all to me, and said: Let us send men who may view the land, and bring us word what way we shall go up, and to what cities we shall go.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And ye came near to me all of you, and said, We will send men before us, who shall examine the land for us, and bring us word again of the way by which we must go up, and of the cities to which we shall come.

Context

v.21Behold, Jehovah thy God hath set the land before thee: go up, take possession, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath spoken unto thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.

v.22This passage

v.23And the thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:

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