all one mans sonnes] That shews they were no Spies, for no man would send so many sonnes together for such a purpose: when Spies were sent by Moses to take a view, and to give information of the Land of Canaan, they were not sent many of one family, but one of a Tribe, Numbers 13:2. and their direction was to see the Land what it was, and the people that dwelt therein, whether they were strong or weak, few or many, and what they dwelt in, whether in Tents, or in strong holds, and what the Land was, whether it were fat, or leane, whether there were wood therein or not, Numbers 13:18,19, 20.