³⁰ But ^(A)Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.” ^31 (B)Then the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are.” ³² So ^(C)they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land that they had spied out, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and ^(D)all the people that we saw in it are of great height.

⁵ Then ^(A)Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the people of Israel. ^6 (B)And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes ⁷ and said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, ^(C)“The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceedingly good land. ⁸ If ^(D)the Lord delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, ^(E)a land that flows with milk and honey. ⁹ Only ^(F)do not rebel against the Lord. And ^(G)do not fear the people of the land, for ^(H)they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.” ^10 (I)Then all the congregation said to stone them with stones. But ^(J)the glory of the Lord appeared at the tent of meeting to all the people of Israel.