34 When the Lord heard(A) what you said, he was angry(B) and solemnly swore:(C) 35 “No one from this evil generation shall see the good land(D) I swore to give your ancestors, 36 except Caleb(E) son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land he set his feet on, because he followed the Lord wholeheartedly.(F)

37 Because of you the Lord became angry(G) with me also and said, “You shall not enter(H) it, either. 38 But your assistant, Joshua(I) son of Nun, will enter it. Encourage(J) him, because he will lead(K) Israel to inherit(L) it. 39 And the little ones that you said would be taken captive,(M) your children who do not yet know(N) good from bad—they will enter the land. I will give it to them and they will take possession of it. 40 But as for you, turn around and set out toward the desert along the route to the Red Sea.[a](O)

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  1. Deuteronomy 1:40 Or the Sea of Reeds

Entrance is Denied

34 “When the Lord heard your complaints, he became angry and declared, 35 ‘I swear that not one man of this evil generation will see the good land that I promised to give to your ancestors, 36 except Jephunneh’s son Caleb. He will see it and I will give to him and to his descendants the land on which he has walked because he wholeheartedly followed the Lord.’

37 “The Lord was also furious with me because of you. He said: ‘You will not enter the land.[a] 38 However, Nun’s son Joshua, your assistant, will go there. Encourage him, for he will cause Israel to take possession of it. 39 Your little ones—whom you said would be taken captive—and your children who do not yet[b] know right from wrong will enter the land.[c] I will give it to them and they themselves will possess it. 40 But as for you, prepare to set out for the desert on the way to the Reed[d] Sea.’

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 1:37 Lit. land there
  2. Deuteronomy 1:39 Lit. this day
  3. Deuteronomy 1:39 Lit. land there
  4. Deuteronomy 1:40 So MT; LXX reads Red