Joshua 14:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 14:7

5 ^aAs the Lord had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did; and they divided the land.

Caleb Inherits Hebron

6 Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the ^aKenizzite said to him: “You know ^bthe word which the Lord said to Moses the man of God concerning ^cyou and me in Kadesh Barnea.

7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord ^asent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back word to him as it was in my heart.

8 Nevertheless ^amy brethren who went up with me made the¹ heart of the people melt, but I wholly ^bfollowed the Lord my God.

9 So Moses swore on that day, saying, ^a‘Surely the land ^bwhere your foot has trodden shall be your inheritance and your children’s forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.’

10 And now, behold, the Lord has kept me ^aalive, ^bas He said, these forty-five years, ever since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel¹ wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 14:7

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American Standard Version
Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of Jehovah sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in my heart.

Amplified® Bible
Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh-barnea to scout out the land. And I brought him a report as it was in my heart.

Contemporary English Version
I was forty years old at the time Moses sent me from Kadesh-Barnea into Canaan as a spy. When I came back and told him about the land, everything I said was true.

Darby English Version
Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of Jehovah sent me from Kadesh-barnea to search out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in my heart.

Good News Bible
I was forty years old when the LORD's servant Moses sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out this land. I brought an honest report back to him.

King James Version
Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.

New American Standard Bible
"I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought word back to him as {it was} in my heart.

New International Version
I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. And I brought him back a report according to my convictions,

New King James Version
I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back word to him as it was in my heart.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I had reached forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought word back to him as it rested in my heart.

Revised Standard Version
I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Ka'desh-bar'nea to spy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in my heart.

Young's Literal Translation
a son of forty years `am' I in Moses, servant of Jehovah, sending me from Kadesh-Barnea, to spy the land, and I bring him back word as with my heart;

New English Translation
I was forty years old when Moses, the Lord’s servant, sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy on the land and I brought back to him an honest report.¹

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