But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes; and they spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying: (A)“The land we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. If the Lord (B)delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, (C)‘a land which flows with milk and honey.’ Only (D)do not rebel against the Lord, (E)nor fear the people of the land, for (F)they[a] are our bread; their protection has departed from them, (G)and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.”

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  1. Numbers 14:9 They shall be as food for our consumption.

Joshua son of Nun(A) and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes(B) and said to the entire Israelite assembly, “The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good.(C) If the Lord is pleased with us,(D) he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey,(E) and will give it to us.(F) Only do not rebel(G) against the Lord. And do not be afraid(H) of the people of the land,(I) because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with(J) us.(K) Do not be afraid of them.”(L)

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24 But My servant (A)Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and (B)has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it.

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24 But because my servant Caleb(A) has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly,(B) I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.(C)

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30 (A)Except for Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun, you shall by no means enter the land which I [a]swore I would make you dwell in.

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  1. Numbers 14:30 solemnly promised

30 Not one of you will enter the land(A) I swore with uplifted hand(B) to make your home, except Caleb son of Jephunneh(C) and Joshua son of Nun.(D)

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36 (A)except Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him and his children I am giving the land on which he walked, because (B)he [a]wholly followed the Lord.’

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  1. Deuteronomy 1:36 fully

36 except Caleb(A) 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.(B)

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Nevertheless (A)my brethren who went up with me made the [a]heart of the people melt, but I wholly (B)followed the Lord my God.

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  1. Joshua 14:8 courage of the people fail

but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear.(A) I, however, followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.(B)

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So Moses swore on that day, saying, (A)‘Surely the land (B)where your foot has trodden shall be your inheritance and your children’s forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.’

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So on that day Moses swore to me, ‘The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance(A) and that of your children(B) forever, because you have followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.’[a]

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  1. Joshua 14:9 Deut. 1:36