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New Living Translation

Numbers 14:6

Two of the men who had explored the land, Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, tore their clothing.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Caleb;   Courage;   Decision;   Disobedience to God;   Faith;   Government;   Israel;   Joshua;   Majority and Minority Reports;   Mourning;   Rending;   Reports;   Trouble;   Thompson Chain Reference - Caleb;   Clothes Rent;   Clothing;   Co-Operation;   Dead, the;   Joshua;   Joy-Sorrow;   Mourning;   Rending of Clothes;   Unity-Strife;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Caleb;   Joshua;   Mediator;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Caleb;   Joshua the son of nun;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Oshea;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gestures;   Rending of Garments;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hexateuch;   Israel;   Joshua;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Caleb;   Numbers as Symbols;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Joshua;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Josh'ua;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Caleb;   Moses;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Caleb;   Gesture;   Jephunneh;   Relationships, Family;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hafá¹­arah;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Yehoshua the son of Nun and Kalev the son of Yefunneh, who were of those who spied out the land, tore their clothes:
King James Version
And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:
Lexham English Bible
Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, from the explorers of the land, tore their garments.
New Century Version
Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who had explored the land, tore their clothes.
New English Translation
And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of those who had investigated the land, tore their garments.
Amplified Bible
Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes [as a sign of grief],
New American Standard Bible
And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh two of them that searched the lande, rent their clothes,
Legacy Standard Bible
And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes;
Contemporary English Version
Joshua and Caleb tore their clothes in sorrow
Complete Jewish Bible
Y'hoshua the son of Nun and Kalev the son of Y'funeh, from the detachment that had reconnoitered the land, tore their clothes
Darby Translation
And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of them that searched out the land, rent their garments.
Easy-to-Read Version
Joshua and Caleb became very upset. (Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh were two of the men who explored the land.)
English Standard Version
And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes
George Lamsa Translation
And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jophaniah, who were of those who had spied out the land, rent their clothes;
Good News Translation
And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of the spies, tore their clothes in sorrow
Christian Standard Bible®
Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who scouted out the land, tore their clothes
Literal Translation
And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who spied out the land, tore their garments.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Iosua ye sonne of Nun, & Caleb ye sonne of Iephune (which also had spyed out the lande) rente their clothes,
American Standard Version
And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of them that spied out the land, rent their clothes:
Bible in Basic English
And Joshua, the son of Nun, and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, two of those who had been to see the land, giving signs of grief,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iosuah the sonne of Nun, and Caleb the sonne of Iephune [whiche were] of them that searched the lande, rent their clothes:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of them that spied out the land, rent their clothes.
King James Version (1611)
And Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But Joshua the son of Naue, and Chaleb the son of Jephonne, of the number of them that spied out the land, rent their garments,
English Revised Version
And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that spied out the land, rent their clothes:
Berean Standard Bible
Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And sotheli Josue, the sone of Nun, and Caleph, the sone of Jephone, whiche also cumpassiden the lond, to renten her clothis,
Young's Literal Translation
And Joshua son of Nun, and Caleb son of Jephunneh, of those spying the land, have rent their garments,
Update Bible Version
And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of those that spied out the land, rent their clothes:
Webster's Bible Translation
And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, [who were] of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:
World English Bible
Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of those who spied out the land, tore their clothes:
New King James Version
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;
New Life Bible
And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh tore their clothes. They were among those who had spied out the land.
New Revised Standard
And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, Joshua son of Nun, and Caleb son of Jephunneh, of them who spied out the land, rent their clothes;
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Josue the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephone, who themselves also had viewed the land, rent their garments,
Revised Standard Version
And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephun'neh, who were among those who had spied out the land, rent their clothes,
THE MESSAGE
Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, members of the scouting party, ripped their clothes and addressed the assembled People of Israel: "The land we walked through and scouted out is a very good land—very good indeed. If God is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land that flows, as they say, with milk and honey. And he'll give it to us. Just don't rebel against God ! And don't be afraid of those people. Why, we'll have them for lunch! They have no protection and God is on our side. Don't be afraid of them!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes;

Contextual Overview

5 Then Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground before the whole community of Israel. 6 Two of the men who had explored the land, Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, tore their clothing. 7 They said to all the people of Israel, "The land we traveled through and explored is a wonderful land! 8 And if the Lord is pleased with us, he will bring us safely into that land and give it to us. It is a rich land flowing with milk and honey. 9 Do not rebel against the Lord , and don't be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the Lord is with us! Don't be afraid of them!" 10 But the whole community began to talk about stoning Joshua and Caleb. Then the glorious presence of the Lord appeared to all the Israelites at the Tabernacle.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Joshua: Numbers 14:24, Numbers 14:30, Numbers 14:38, Numbers 13:6, Numbers 13:8, Numbers 13:30

rent their clothes: Genesis 37:29, Genesis 37:34, Genesis 44:13, Joshua 7:6, Judges 11:35, 2 Samuel 3:31, 2 Kings 18:37, Job 1:20, Joel 2:12, Joel 2:13, Matthew 26:65

Reciprocal: Leviticus 10:6 - Uncover Numbers 13:16 - Jehoshua Numbers 34:19 - Caleb Joshua 14:6 - Caleb Joshua 14:7 - I brought Joshua 17:18 - for thou shalt Judges 6:31 - Will ye plead 2 Kings 5:7 - that he rent 1 Chronicles 4:15 - Caleb 1 Chronicles 7:27 - Jehoshuah Psalms 116:10 - therefore Proverbs 9:8 - Reprove

Cross-References

Genesis 14:20
And blessed be God Most High, who has defeated your enemies for you." Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had recovered.
Genesis 16:7
The angel of the Lord found Hagar beside a spring of water in the wilderness, along the road to Shur.
Genesis 21:21
and he settled in the wilderness of Paran. His mother arranged for him to marry a woman from the land of Egypt.
Genesis 36:8
So Esau (also known as Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.
Numbers 10:12
So the Israelites set out from the wilderness of Sinai and traveled on from place to place until the cloud stopped in the wilderness of Paran.
Numbers 12:16
Then they left Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran.
Numbers 13:3
So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He sent out twelve men, all tribal leaders of Israel, from their camp in the wilderness of Paran.
Deuteronomy 2:12
In earlier times the Horites had lived in Seir, but they were driven out and displaced by the descendants of Esau, just as Israel drove out the people of Canaan when the Lord gave Israel their land.)
Habakkuk 3:3
I see God moving across the deserts from Edom, the Holy One coming from Mount Paran. His brilliant splendor fills the heavens, and the earth is filled with his praise.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh,.... Rose up and interposed in this affair, looking upon themselves under a special obligation so to do, as they were capable of confronting the other spies, and contradicting what they had said:

[which were] of them that searched the land; they were two of that number, and were the more concerned to hear such a false account given, and distressed to observe the mutiny of the people, and therefore judged themselves in duty bound to do all they could to stop it:

rent their clothes; in token of sorrow for the sins of the people; and at their blasphemy and ingratitude against God, and in dread of his wrath and fury breaking forth upon them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Numbers 14:6. And Joshua, &c. — See on the preceding chapter, Numbers 13:33; Numbers 13:33.


 
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