Joshua 14:7
5 So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses, and they divided the land.
6 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.
I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him an honest report.
8 Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.
9 On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’
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
- I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him an honest report.
- KJV
- Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.
- WEB
- I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land. I brought him word again as it was in my heart.
- ASV
- Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of Jehovah sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in my heart.
- DARBY
- Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of Jehovah sent me from Kadesh-barnea to search out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in my heart.
- BLB
- I [was] a son of forty years when Moses the servant of YHWH sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him word as with my heart.
- ÅB
- Jeg var førti år gammel da Moses, Herrens tjener, sendte meg fra Kades-Barnea for å utspeide landet; og jeg kom tilbake til ham med svar, etter mitt beste skjønn.
- OTB
- Jeg var førti år gammel da Moses, Herrens tjener, sendte meg fra Kadesj-Barnea for å utforske landet, og jeg kom tilbake med en rapport i samsvar med min overbevisning.
- B1930
- Jeg var firti år gammel da Moses, Herrens tjener, sendte mig fra Kades-Barnea for å utspeide landet; og jeg kom tilbake til ham med svar, efter mitt beste skjønn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 13:6
from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
Read in contextNumbers 13:26–33
and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
Read in contextNumbers 14:6–10
Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes
Read in contextNumbers 13:16–20
These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.
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