Joshua 14:7

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Joshua 14:5–9 · Berean Standard Bible

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.

7 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.’

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Numbers 13:6

from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

Numbers 13:16

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.

Numbers 13:17

When Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, he told them, “Go up through the Negev and into the hill country.

Numbers 13:18

See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many.

Numbers 13:19

Is the land where they live good or bad? Are the cities where they dwell open camps or fortifications?

Numbers 13:20

Is the soil fertile or unproductive? Are there trees in it or not? Be courageous, and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)

Numbers 13:26

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.

Numbers 13:27

And they gave this account to Moses: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed, it is flowing with milk and honey. Here is some of its fruit!

Numbers 13:28

Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.

Numbers 13:29

The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”

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!”

Numbers 13:31

But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”

Numbers 13:32

So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature.

Numbers 13:33

We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”

Numbers 14:6

Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes

Numbers 14:7

and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land.

Numbers 14:8

If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us.

Numbers 14:9

Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!”

Numbers 14:10

But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting.