22 not one of those who saw my glory and the signs(A) I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness but who disobeyed me and tested me ten times(B) 23 not one of them will ever see the land I promised on oath(C) to their ancestors. No one who has treated me with contempt(D) will ever see it.(E) 24 But because my servant Caleb(F) has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly,(G) I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.(H)

Read full chapter

22 Surely (A)all the men who have seen My glory and My signs which I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet (B)have put Me to the test these ten times and have not listened to My voice, 23 (C)shall by no means see the land which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who spurned Me see it. 24 But My servant Caleb, (D)because he has had a different spirit and has followed Me fully, [a](E)I will bring into the land [b]which he entered, and his [c]descendants shall take possession of it.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 14:24 Lit him I
  2. Numbers 14:24 Lit where
  3. Numbers 14:24 Lit seed

22-23 I swear that not one of these Israelites will enter the land I promised to give their ancestors. These people have seen my power in Egypt and in the desert, but they will never see Canaan. They have disobeyed and tested me too many times.

24 (A) But my servant Caleb isn't like the others. So because he has faith in me, I will allow him to cross into Canaan, and his descendants will settle there.

Read full chapter