Numbers 13:9

Study note

Setting — Moses records the specific leaders chosen by the congregation to scout Canaan, continuing the enumeration begun in the preceding verses.

The words — לְמַטֶּה (le.ma.Teh) = for the tribe, and בִנְיָמִן (vin.ya.Min) = Benjamin, identifying the tribal origin of the scout.

The thread — This verse functions as a single entry in the twelve-scout roster that opens Numbers 13 and closes at Numbers 13:16, mirroring the tribal representation established in Numbers 1:5.

Why it lands — It requires the reader to track how each tribe contributes equally to a collective mission, treating genealogical identity as a structural fact rather than a theological claim.

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