Your fathers did so when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land. For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which Yahweh had given them. Yahweh’s anger burned in that day, and he swore, saying, ‘Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, because they have followed Yahweh completely.’ Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he made them wander back and forth in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation who had done evil in Yahweh’s sight was consumed.
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Moses said to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, “Shall your brothers go to war while you sit here? Why do you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Yahweh has given them? Your fathers did so when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land. For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which Yahweh had given them. Yahweh’s anger burned in that day, and he swore, saying, ‘Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, because they have followed Yahweh completely.’ Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he made them wander back and forth in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation who had done evil in Yahweh’s sight was consumed.
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Your fathers did so when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.
For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which Yahweh had given them.
Yahweh’s anger burned in that day, and he swore, saying,
‘Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me,
except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, because they have followed Yahweh completely.’
Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he made them wander back and forth in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation who had done evil in Yahweh’s sight was consumed.
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Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.
For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.
And the LORD’s anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying,
Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.
And the LORD’s anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.
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Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.
For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they turned away the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.
And the LORD'S anger was kindled in that day, and He swore, saying:
Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed Me;
save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; because they have wholly followed the LORD.
And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and He made them wander to and fro in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed.
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- Numbers 14:28-30 (v11) Tell them, ‘As I live, says Yahweh, surely as you have spoken in my ears, so I will do to you. Your dead bodies shall fall in this…
- 1 Corinthians 10:5 (v13) However with most of them, God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
- Numbers 14:33-35 (v13) Your children shall be wanderers in the wilderness forty years, and shall bear your prostitution, until your dead bodies are consumed in…
- Deuteronomy 1:36 (v12) except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see it. I will give the land that he has trodden on to him and to his children, because he has…
- Hebrews 3:16-19 (v13) For who, when they heard, rebelled? Wasn’t it all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses? With whom was he displeased forty years? Wasn’t…
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- Numbers 14:24 (vv11–12) But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and has followed me fully, him I will bring into the land into which he went.…
- Numbers 14:30 (v12) surely you shall not come into the land concerning which I swore that I would make you dwell therein, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh,…
- Numbers 26:2 (v11) “Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ houses, all who are…
- Numbers 26:64-65 (vv11, 13) But among these there was not a man of them who were counted by Moses and Aaron the priest, who counted the children of Israel in the…
- Deuteronomy 2:14-15 (vv11, 13) The days in which we came from Kadesh Barnea until we had come over the brook Zered were thirty-eight years: until all the generation of…
- Joshua 14:8-9 (vv11–12) Nevertheless, my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; but I wholly followed Yahweh my God. Moses swore on that…
- Numbers 14:11 (v10) Yahweh said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? and how long will they not believe in me, for all the signs which I have…
- Numbers 13:2-26 (v8) “Send men, that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel. Of every tribe of their fathers, you shall…
- Numbers 13:23–14:10 (v9) They came to the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bore it on a staff between two.…
- Numbers 14:2 (v8) All the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, “We wish that we had died in the…
- Numbers 14:21 (v10) but in very deed—as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with Yahweh’s glory—
- Numbers 14:23 (v10) surely they shall not see the land which I swore to their fathers, neither shall any of those who despised me see it.
- Numbers 14:29 (v10) Your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness; and all who were counted of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and…
- Numbers 26:65 (v12) For Yahweh had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” There was not a man left of them, except Caleb the son of…
- Deuteronomy 1:19-25 (v8) We traveled from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw, by the way to the hill country of the…
- Deuteronomy 1:24-28 (v9) They turned and went up into the hill country, and came to the valley of Eshcol, and spied it out. They took some of the fruit of the land…
- Deuteronomy 1:34-40 (v10) Yahweh heard the voice of your words and was angry, and swore, saying, “Surely not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the…
- Deuteronomy 1:35 (v11) “Surely not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land which I swore to give to your fathers,
- Joshua 14:6-7 (v8) Then the children of Judah came near to Joshua in Gilgal. Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know the thing that…
- Psalms 78:33 (v13) Therefore he consumed their days in vanity, and their years in terror.
- Psalms 95:11 (v10) Therefore I swore in my wrath, “They won’t enter into my rest.”
- Ezekiel 20:15 (v10) Moreover also I swore to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and…
- Hebrews 3:8-19 (v10) don’t harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tested me and tried…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv9, 11, 13 Or, valley.
Or, valley.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On v11 Num 32:11 Surely none of the men that came…
Num 32:11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
Ver. 11. They have not.] {See Trapp on "Num 14:24"}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv9, 12 That they should not attempt to go, but rather…
That they should not attempt to go, but rather return to Egypt. Num 14:4
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv8–13 For when they went up unto the valley of…
For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol,.... That is, when they went up the hill, for they were bid to go up into the mountain, and proceeded on into the country, until they came to the valley or brook, of Eshcol, so called from the cluster of grapes they there cut down, and brought along with them, Num 13:17.
and saw the land; searching it for the space of forty days:
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they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel; by telling them that there were giants in the land, and that the people in common were strong, and their cities walled, and that they were not able to go up against them and overcome them; and by this means they disheartened the people:
that they should not go, into the land which the Lord had given them; and this Moses feared, and suggests would be the consequence of the request the two tribes now made.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v12 The Kenezite - So called from Kenaz, his grand-father.
The Kenezite - So called from Kenaz, his grand-father.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v12 Verse 12. Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite]…
Verse 12. Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite] It was Jephunneh that was the Kenezite, and not Caleb. Kenaz was probably the father of Jephunneh.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v12 Num 32:12-14. Caleb the Kenezite — So called from…
Num 32:12-14. Caleb the Kenezite — So called from Kenaz, one of his eminent ancestors. An increase of sinful men — Succeeding your fathers, as in their places, so also in their sins; imitating the unbelieving spies, and distrusting God’s power and veracity to make good his promise of settling Israel in the land of Canaan.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv8, 12 Your fathers - The generation of the Exodus was…
Your fathers - The generation of the Exodus was now substantially extinct. Compare Num 26:64-65.
Kadesh-barnea - See Num 13:26.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv11–13 If, &c. They shall not see Chanaan. (Menochius) ---…
If, &c. They shall not see Chanaan. (Menochius) --- In Scripture, odious things are not fully expressed, particularly in oaths, Psalm lxxxviii. 36., and cxxxi. 2. (Calmet) --- Hebrew, "surely none....shall see....because they have not perfectly followed me." (Grotius) (Haydock)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv8, 9, 11, 12, 13 8. Kadesh-barnea — The pivot of Israel’s destiny. Chap.…
8. Kadesh-barnea — The pivot of Israel’s destiny. Chap. 14, introductory note. The punishment inflicted on the disobedient fathers should deter their sons from repeating their fathers’ sin in not wholly following Jehovah.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On v8 8–13. Moses refers to the narrative of the spies…
8–13. Moses refers to the narrative of the spies in chs. 13 f. In the preliminary note to ch. 13 it is shewn that that narrative is a combination of the traditions of J E and of P ; and both of these supply material to the present passage. The starting-point and the destination of the spies (Kadesh and Eshcol) are from the former, and the mention of Joshua from the latter.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv12–13 (12) For they have wholly followed the Lord.—See Num_14:24.
(12) For they have wholly followed the Lord.—See Num_14:24.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv8, 9, 11, 12 Thus did your fathers. It is impossible not to…
Thus did your fathers. It is impossible not to see that this mode of address is in striking contrast to that used in the Book of. Deuteronomy. (e.g., in Num_1:22, 27 5:3, 23) At the same time it is obviously the more natural, and the more in accordance with facts, because there was not a man left of all those who had rebelled at Kadesh. At Kadesh-Barnea. This mode of writing the name forms a link between the closing chapters of Numbers (here and in Num_34:4) and the two following books. In Deuteronomy it occurs four times, and "Kadesh" twice. In Joshua "Kadesh-Barnea" occurs exclusively. In the later books "Kadesh" only is used, as in Genesis and in the previous chapters of Numbers. The meaning of the combination is uncertain, and the etymology of "Barnea" altogether obscure. It may be an old name attaching to the place before it became known as a sanctuary. The Septuagint has Kadhv tou Barnh in one place, as though it were the name of a man.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv8, 10, 13 General Information:
General Information:
Moses continues speaking to the people of Reuben and Gad.
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Valley of Eshkol
This is the name of a place. See how you translated this in Numbers 13:23. (See: How to Translate Names)
They saw the land
This refers to seeing what was in the land. AT: "They saw the strong people and cities in the land" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
discouraged the hearts of the people of Israel
Here the word "hearts" represents the people themselves and refers to the seat of their emotions. See how you translated this in Numbers 32:7. AT: "discouraged the people of Israel" (See: Synecdoche)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v12 32:12 Caleb is identified as a Kenizzite, a descendant…
32:12 Caleb is identified as a Kenizzite, a descendant of Esau (cp. Gen 36:10-11). Apparently Caleb was not a native Israelite, but a convert who was so thoroughly integrated into the life and faith of Israel that he was called upon to represent the tribe of Judah when the twelve scouts were sent out to survey the Promised Land (Num 13:6).
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