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30 You will by no means enter into the land where[a] I swore[b] to settle[c] you. The only exceptions are Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. 31 But I will bring in your little ones, whom you said would become victims of war,[d] and they will enjoy[e] the land that you have despised. 32 But as for you, your dead bodies will fall in this wilderness,

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 14:30 tn The relative pronoun “which” is joined with the resumptive pronoun “in it” to form a smoother reading “where.”
  2. Numbers 14:30 tn The Hebrew text uses the anthropomorphic expression “I raised my hand” in taking an oath.
  3. Numbers 14:30 tn Heb “to cause you to dwell; to cause you to settle.”
  4. Numbers 14:31 tn Or “plunder.”
  5. Numbers 14:31 tn Heb “know.”