Deuteronomy 1:23

I thought this was a good idea, ¹  so I sent ²  twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

The idea seemed good to me; so I selected twelve of you, one man from each tribe.

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

This seemed like a good idea to me, so I chose twelve scouts, one from each of your tribes.

That seemed like a good idea to me, so I picked twelve men, one from each tribe.

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

The plan seemed good to me, and I selected twelve of you, one from each tribe.

"The plan pleased me well; so I took twelve of your men, one man from each tribe.

I thought this was a good idea, ¹  so I sent ²  twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

¹ tn Heb “the thing was good in my eyes.”

² tn Or “selected” (so NIV, NRSV, TEV); Heb “took.”