Numbers 26:65 “For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wildernes…”

Numbers 26:65

For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

World English Bible

For the LORD had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” There was not a man left of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

American Standard Version

For Jehovah had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

Geneva Bible 1599

For the Lord said of them, They shall die in the wildernes: so there was not left a man of them, saue Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh, and Ioshua the sonne of Nun.

Darby Translation

For Jehovah had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

Young's Literal Translation

for Jehovah said of them, 'They do certainly die in the wilderness;' and there hath not been left of them a man save Caleb son of Jephunneh, and Joshua son of Nun.

Bible in Basic English

For the Lord had said of them, Death will certainly overtake them in the waste land. And of them all, only Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua, the son of Nun, were still living.

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Cross references

“They shall”

Numbers 14:38 Romans 11:22 Numbers 14:28–30 Numbers 14:35 Psalm 90:3–7 Exodus 12:37

Numbers 14:38 · BSB

Of those men who had gone to spy out the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive.

Romans 11:22 · BSB

Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.

Numbers 14:28–30 · BSB

So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say.

Numbers 14:35 · BSB

I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will surely do these things to this entire wicked congregation, which has conspired against Me. They will meet their end in the wilderness, and there they will die.”

Psalm 90:3–7 · BSB

You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”

Exodus 12:37 · BSB

The Israelites journeyed from Rameses to Succoth with about 600,000 men on foot, besides women and children.

“save Caleb”

Numbers 14:30

Numbers 14:30 · BSB

Surely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

Also

Joshua 14:6–10

Joshua 14:6–10 · BSB

Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

64Among all these, however, there was not one who had been numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai.

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