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

22Because all those men who have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 23Surely they shall not see the land which I swore to their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land into which he went; and his seed shall possess it. 25(Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To morrow turn ye, and pass into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea. 26And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

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

• servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Calebכָּלֵבkâlêb · CalebH3612
• becauseעֵ֫קֶב‛êqeb · consequenceH6118
• anotherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• followedאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• fullyמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423

Cross-references for Numbers 14:24

• Numbers 14:6And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of them that searched the land, tore their clothes:
• Numbers 13:30And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
• Numbers 26:65For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
• Deuteronomy 1:36Except Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath walked upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.
• Joshua 14:6Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said to him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said to Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea.
• Numbers 32:11Surely none of the men that came up from Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:
• Deuteronomy 6:5And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
• Joshua 14:8Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.
• 1 Chronicles 29:9Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
• 2 Chronicles 25:2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
• Psalms 119:80Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I may not be ashamed.
• Psalms 119:45And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
• Proverbs 23:26My son, give me thy heart, and let thy eyes observe my ways.
• Acts 11:23Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would continue with the Lord.
• Ephesians 6:6Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
• Colossians 3:23And whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men;

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