Charles Ellicott Commentary Numbers 13:18

"and see the land, what it is; and the people that dwell therein, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are few or many;" — Numbers 13:18 (ASV)

And see the land.— Or, inspect the land. The same word is used of the inspection of the leper by the priest in Leviticus 13:3; Leviticus 13:5–6; Leviticus 13:10; Leviticus 13:13, and following.