Joshua 14:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Joshua 14:8

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.

11 ^aAs yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both ^bfor going out and for coming in.

Verse Comparison: Joshua 14:8

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American Standard Version
Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt; but I wholly followed Jehovah my God.

Amplified® Bible
But my brethren who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the Lord my God.

Contemporary English Version
The other spies said things that made our people afraid, but I completely trusted the LORD God.

Darby English Version
And my brethren that had gone up with me made the heart of the people melt; but I wholly followed Jehovah my God.

Good News Bible
The men who went with me, however, made our people afraid. But I faithfully obeyed the LORD my God.

King James Version
Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.

New American Standard Bible
"Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt with fear; but I followed the LORD my God fully.

New International Version
but my brothers who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear. I, however, followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly.

New King James Version
Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt, but I wholly followed the LORD my God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt with fear; but I followed the LORD my God fully.

Revised Standard Version
But my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the LORD my God.

Young's Literal Translation
and my brethren who have gone up with me have caused the heart of the people to melt, and I have been fully after Jehovah my God;

New English Translation
My countrymen¹ who accompanied² me frightened the people,³ but I remained loyal to the Lord my God.⁴

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