Deuteronomy 1:36

³⁴ When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying,

³⁵ “Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers,

except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”

³⁷ The LORD was also angry with me on your account, and He said, “Not even you shall enter the land.

³⁸ Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit the land.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.”
KJV: Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.
WEB: 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 wholly followed the LORD.”
ASV: save Caleb the son of Jephunneh: he shall see it; and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed Jehovah.
DARBY: Except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed Jehovah.
BLB: except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He shall see it, and to him I am giving the land that he walked in, and to his sons, on account of that he has been fully after YHWH.”

ÅB: ingen uten Kaleb, Jefunnes sønn; han skal få se det; ham og hans barn vil jeg gi det land han har trådt på med sin fot, for han har trolig fulgt Herren.
OTB: bortsett fra Kaleb, sønn av Jefunne. Han skal se det, og jeg vil gi ham og hans etterkommere det landet han satte sine føtter på, fordi han fulgte Herren med full hengivenhet.'
B1930: ingen uten Kaleb, Jefunnes sønn; han skal få se det; ham og hans barn vil jeg gi det land han har trådt på med sin fot, for han har trolig fulgt Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Numbers 14:24
But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.
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Joshua 14:6–14
Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.
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Numbers 32:12
not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’
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Numbers 26:65
For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
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Numbers 13:30
Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
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Numbers 13:6
from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
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Numbers 34:19
These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;
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Judges 1:12–15
And Caleb said, “To the man who strikes down Kiriath-sepher and captures it, I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage.”
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