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30 You will by no means enter into the land where[a] I swore[b] to settle[c] you. The only exceptions are Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. 31 But I will bring in your little ones, whom you said would become victims of war,[d] and they will enjoy[e] the land that you have despised. 32 But as for you, your dead bodies will fall in this wilderness,

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 14:30 tn The relative pronoun “which” is joined with the resumptive pronoun “in it” to form a smoother reading “where.”
  2. Numbers 14:30 tn The Hebrew text uses the anthropomorphic expression “I raised my hand” in taking an oath.
  3. Numbers 14:30 tn Heb “to cause you to dwell; to cause you to settle.”
  4. Numbers 14:31 tn Or “plunder.”
  5. Numbers 14:31 tn Heb “know.”

30 Not one of you will enter the land(A) I swore with uplifted hand(B) to make your home, except Caleb son of Jephunneh(C) and Joshua son of Nun.(D) 31 As for your children that you said would be taken as plunder, I will bring them in to enjoy the land you have rejected.(E) 32 But as for you, your bodies will fall(F) in this wilderness.

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