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"Then the LORD heard the sound of your words, and He was angry and swore an oath, saying,

And the Lord heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,

'Not one of these men, this evil generation, shall see the good land which I swore to give your fathers,

Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers.

except Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him I will give the land on which he has set foot, and to his sons, because he has followed the LORD fully.'

Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the Lord .

"The LORD was angry with me also on your account, saying, 'Not even you shall enter there.

Also the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.

'Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, shall himself enter there; encourage him, for he will give it to Israel as an inheritance.

But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

'Moreover, your little ones who, you said, would become plunder, and your sons, who this day have no knowledge of good and evil, shall enter there, and I will give it to them and they shall take possession of it.

Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.

'But as for you, turn around and set out for the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.'

But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.