³⁶except Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and ^ato him and to his sons I will give the land on which he has set foot, because he has followed the Lord fully.’

³⁷“^aThe Lord was angry with me also on your account, saying, ‘^bNot even you shall enter there.

³⁸‘Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, ^ahe shall enter there; encourage him, for ^bhe will cause Israel to inherit it.

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Cross references

a Ps 95:11; 106:26; Ezek 20:15; 1 Cor 10:5; Heb 3:14–19
a Num 14:24; Josh 14:9
a Num 20:12; Deut 3:26; 4:21
b Num 27:13, 18
a Num 14:30
b Num 34:17; Deut 3:28; 31:7; Josh 11:23

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

‘Not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land that I swore to give to your fathers, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see it, and to him and to his children I will give the land on which he has trodden, because he has wholly followed the Lord!’ Even with me the Lord was angry on your account and said, ‘You also shall not go in there. Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“No one from this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your ancestors, except Caleb 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.”

Because of you the Lord became angry with me also and said, “You shall not enter it, either. But your assistant, Joshua son of Nun, will enter it. Encourage him, because he will lead Israel to inherit it.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

‘None of these men in this evil generation will see the good land I swore to give your ancestors, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he remained loyal to the Lord.’

“The Lord was angry with me also because of you and said, ‘You will not enter there either. Joshua son of Nun, who attends you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit it.

NLTNew Living Translation

‘Not one of you from this wicked generation will live to see the good land I swore to give your ancestors, except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see this land because he has followed the Lord completely. I will give to him and his descendants some of the very land he explored during his scouting mission.’

“And the Lord was also angry with me because of you. He said to me, ‘Moses, not even you will enter the Promised Land! Instead, your assistant, Joshua son of Nun, will lead the people into the land. Encourage him, for he will lead Israel as they take possession of it.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

‘No one of these men of this evil generation will see the good land that I swore to give to your ancestors, except Caleb, the son of Jephunneh; he himself shall see it, and to him I will give the land upon which he has trodden and to his sons because he followed Yahweh unreservedly.’ Even with me Yahweh was angry because of you, saying, ‘Not even you shall enter there. Joshua, the son of Nun, your assistant, will go there; encourage him because he will cause Israel to inherit it.

KJV 1900King James Version

Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers, Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the Lord. Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither. But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

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