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10 (A)At that time the anger of the Lord flared up, and he swore: 11 None of the men twenty years old or more who have come up from Egypt will see the land I promised under oath to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, because they have not followed me unreservedly— 12 (B)except the Kenizzite[a] Caleb, son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, and Joshua, son of Nun, since they have followed the Lord unreservedly.

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Footnotes

  1. 32:12 Kenizzite: a member of the clan of Kenaz, which, according to Gn 36:11, 15, 42, was Edomite; but, according to Nm 13:6; 34:19, Caleb belonged to the tribe of Judah; cf. also Jos 14:6, 14.

10 The Lord’s anger was aroused(A) that day and he swore this oath:(B) 11 ‘Because they have not followed me wholeheartedly, not one of those who were twenty years old or more(C) when they came up out of Egypt(D) will see the land I promised on oath(E) to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob(F) 12 not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they followed the Lord wholeheartedly.’(G)

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