Numbers 26:65

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

For YHWH had said of them: They will surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

Latin

…prædixerat enim Dominus quod omnes morerentur in solitudine. Nullusque remansit ex eis, nisi Caleb filius Jephone, et Josue filius Nun.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.

Notes

Numbers 26:63–65

The numbers in this second registration describe a completely new generation of Hebrews. Everyone who had left Egypt had died in the wilderness except Caleb and Joshua.

Joshua became the leader of Israel after Moses (27:12–23; see “Joshua” Profile). Caleb also later played an important role in Israel’s history (see “Caleb” Profile).

Numbers 26 shows an important change. The earlier generation had lived under God’s judgment because of their unbelief (chapter 14). Now a new generation stood ready for the future, just as Balaam’s four prophecies had promised (chapters 23–24).

Numbers 26:1–65

After nearly 40 years, Israel registered their men of military age again. This was while camping on the plains of Moab across from Jericho (compare chapters 1–4). The overall population changed only slightly, with 603,550 in the first registration and 601,730 in the second. This nearly complete replacement of the population showed that the Lord remained faithful to Israel despite their repeated acts of rebellion (26:63–65).

Theme notes and profiles

Caleb

Related verses

1 Corinthians 10:5–6
Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.
Numbers 14:38
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
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.
Hebrews 3:17–18
And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?
Numbers 14:28–30
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
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
You return man to dust, saying, “Return, O sons of mortals.”
Jude 1:5
Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.
Deuteronomy 2:14–15
The time we spent traveling from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the Brook of Zered was thirty-eight years, until that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them.
Deuteronomy 32:49–50
“Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession.
Joshua 14:6–10
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.
Numbers 14:23–24
…not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it.

People

Caleb: Faithful spy, given Hebron as inheritance Jephunneh: The Kenizzite, father of Caleb the spy Joshua: Moses' assistant who led Israel into Canaan Nun: Father of Joshua

Glossary

Census Deuteronomy, Book of Genealogy Jephunneh Numbers, Book of

Topics

Caleb: One of the Two Survivors of the Israelites Permitted to Enter the Land of Promise Desert, Journey of Israel Through The: All Formerly Numbered Over Twenty Years Old, Except Caleb Israel: All Who Were Numbered at Mount Sinai Perished in the Wilderness Except Caleb and Joshua Joshua: Survives the Israelites Who Refused to Enter the Promised Land Judgments: The Forty Years of Wandering, a Judgment The Providence of God is Exercised in Bringing his Words to Pass

Numbers 26:65

Translations?

Original?

Notes?

Related verses?