Deuteronomy 1 · Verse 22

Deuteronomy 1:22

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.
Deuteronomy 1:22, King James Version

Deuteronomy 1:22 in other translations

BSBThen all of you approached me and said, “Let us send men ahead of us to search out the land and bring us word of what route to follow and which cities to enter.”
WEBYou came near to me, everyone of you, and said, “Let’s send men before us, that they may search the land for us, and bring back to us word of the way by which we must go up, and the cities to which we shall come.”
ASVAnd 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.
YLT‘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 concerning the way in which we go up into it, and the cities unto which we come in;
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd ye came near to me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall explore the land for us, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come.

What does Deuteronomy 1:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:22-33
22-33. ye came ... and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land--The proposal to despatch spies emanated from the people through unbelief; but Moses, believing them sincere, gave his cordial assent to this measure, and God on being consulted permitted them to follow the suggestion (see on Nu 13:1). The issue proved disastrous to them, only through their own sin and folly.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 We will send men before us - See on Numbers 13 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 1:19-46

Moses reminds the Israelites of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, through that great and terrible wilderness. He shows how near they were to a happy settlement in Canaan. It will aggravate the eternal ruin of hypocrites, that they were not far from the kingdom of God. As if it were not enough that they were sure of their God before them, they would send men before them. Never any looked into the Holy Land…

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Deuteronomy 1:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתִּקְרְב֣וּןva.tik.re.Vunand you drew near !H7126
אֵלַי֮'e.Laito meH413
כֻּלְּכֶם֒ku.le.Khemall of youH3605
וַתֹּאמְר֗וּva.to.me.Ruand you saidH559
נִשְׁלְחָ֤הnish.le.Chahlet us send outH7971
אֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimmenH582
לְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nu<to> before usH6440
וְיַחְפְּרוּ\־ve.yach.pe.ru-so they may spy outH2658
לָ֖נוּLa.nufor us
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
וְיָשִׁ֤בוּve.ya.Shi.vuso they may bring backH7725
אֹתָ֙נוּ֙'o.Ta.nu<obj.> usH853
דָּבָ֔רda.VarwordH1697
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhthe wayH1870
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
נַעֲלֶה\־na.'a.leh-we will go upH5927
בָּ֔הּBahon it
וְאֵת֙ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הֶֽעָרִ֔יםhe.'a.Rimthe citiesH5892
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
נָבֹ֖אna.Vo'we will goH935
אֲלֵיהֶֽן\׃'a.lei.Hento themH413

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 1:22

  • Numbers 13:1-20

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel. And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
We will send.The people proposed this measure through unbelief; Moses, mistaking their motive, approved of it; and God, being justly displeased, permitted them to follow their own counsel, which proved injurious to them only through their sin and folly.
Nu 13:1-20

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 1:21

    Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.

  • Deuteronomy 1:22

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 1:23

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

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Deuteronomy 1:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y llegasteis á mí todos vosotros, y dijisteis: Enviemos varones delante de nosotros, que nos reconozcan la tierra y nos traigan de vuelta razón del camino por donde hemos de subir, y de las ciudades adonde hemos de llegar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et vous vous êtes tous approchés de moi, et vous avez dit: Envoyons des hommes devant nous, et ils examineront le pays pour nous, et ils nous rapporteront des nouvelles du chemin par lequel nous pourrons monter et des villes auxquelles nous viendrons.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ihr tratet alle zu mir und sprachet: Laßt uns Männer vor uns hersenden, daß sie uns das Land erforschen und uns Bescheid bringen über den Weg, auf dem wir hinaufziehen, und über die Städte, zu denen wir kommen sollen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et accessistis ad me omnes, atque dixistis: Mittamus viros qui considerent terram: et renuntient per quod iter debeamus ascendere, et ad quas pergere civitates.