Numbers 14:24

Numbers 14:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.
• New International Version (NIV)But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But my servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has followed me fully, I will bring into the land into which he went, and his descendants shall possess it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it.

Context of Numbers 14:24

22For all the people have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have tempted me now these ten times, and have not obeyed me, 23they will by no means see the land that I swore to their fathers, nor will any of them who despised me see it. Only my servant Caleb, because he had a different spirit and has followed me fully – I will bring him into the land where he had gone, and his descendants will possess it. 25(Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites were living in the valleys.) Tomorrow, turn and journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.” 26The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron:

Numbers 14:24 word by word

וְעַבְדִּ֣י כָלֵ֗ב עֵ֣קֶב הָֽיְתָ֞ה ר֤וּחַ אַחֶ֙רֶת֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וַיְמַלֵּ֖א אַחֲרָ֑י וַהֲבִֽיאֹתִ֗יו אֶל־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣א שָׁ֔מָּה וְזַרְע֖וֹ יוֹרִשֶֽׁנָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But my servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Calebכָּלֵבkâlêb · CalebH3612
• becauseעֵ֫קֶב‛êqeb · consequenceH6118
• he had anotherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• with him, and hath followedאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• me fullyמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• him will I bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• into the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• whereinto he wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and his seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• shall possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423

Cross-references for Numbers 14:24

• Numbers 14:6And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of those who had investigated the land, tore their garments.
• Numbers 13:30Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses, saying, “Let us go up and occupy it, for we are well able to conquer it.”
• Numbers 26:65For the Lord had said of them, “They will surely die in the wilderness.” And there was not left a single man of them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
• Deuteronomy 1:36The exception is Caleb son of Jephunneh; he will see it and I will give him and his descendants the territory on which he has walked, because he has wholeheartedly followed me.”
• Joshua 14:6The men of Judah approached Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said about you and me to Moses, the man of God, at Kadesh Barnea.
• Numbers 32:11‘Because they have not followed me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years old and upward who came from Egypt will see the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
• Deuteronomy 6:5You must love the Lord your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength.
• Joshua 14:8My countrymen who accompanied me frightened the people, but I remained loyal to the Lord my God.
• 1 Chronicles 29:9The people were delighted with their donations, for they contributed to the Lord with a willing attitude; King David was also very happy.
• 2 Chronicles 25:2He did what the Lord approved, but not with wholehearted devotion.
• Psalms 119:80May I be fully committed to your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed. כ (Kaf)
• Psalms 119:45I will be secure, for I seek your precepts.
• Proverbs 23:26Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes observe my ways;
• Acts 11:23When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
• Ephesians 6:6not like those who do their work only when someone is watching – as people-pleasers – but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart.
• Colossians 3:23Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people,

Commentaries on Numbers 14:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24But my servant Caleb, etc. - Caleb had another spirit - not only a bold, generous, courageous, noble, and heroic spirit; but the Spirit and influence of the God of heaven thus raised him above human inquietudes and earthly fears, therefore be followed God fully; אחרי וימלא vaimalle acharai, literally, he filled after me: God showed him the way he was to take, and the line of conduct he was to pursue, and he filled up this line, and in all things followed…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24My servant Caleb - Caleb only is mentioned here as also in Numbers 13:30 ff. Both passages probably form part of the matter introduced at a later period into the narrative of Moses, and either by Joshua or under his superintendence. Hence, the name of Joshua is omitted, and his faithfulness together with its reward are taken for granted. In Numbers 14:30, Numbers 14:38, both names are mentioned together; and these verses in all likelihood belong to the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-35Verses 20-35 The Lord granted the prayer of Moses so far as not at once to destroy the congregation. But disbelief of the promise forbids the benefit. Those who despise the pleasant land shall be shut out of it. The promise of God should be fulfilled to their children. They wished to die in the wilderness; God made their sin their ruin, took them at their word, and their carcases fell in the wilderness. They were made to groan under the burden of their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-25After leaving the promised land, God told the Israelites to march in the opposite direction. The Red Sea could refer to bodies of water on either side of the Sinai Peninsula (the Gulf of Aqaba or the Gulf of Suez).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. my servant Caleb--Joshua was also excepted, but he is not named because he was no longer in the ranks of the people, being a constant attendant on Moses. because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully--Under the influence of God's Spirit, Caleb was a man of bold, generous, heroic courage, above worldly anxieties and fears.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 14:24

• Decision
• Disobedience to God
• Israel
• Obedience
• Perseverance

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Commentaries on Numbers 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings