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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Two of the men who had explored the land, Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, tore their clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, <i>which were</i> of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, <i>who were</i> among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes [as a sign of grief],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who scouted out the land, tore their clothes<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who scouted out the land, tore their clothes<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of them that spied out the land, rent their clothes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Joshua and Caleb tore their clothes in sorrow <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that spied out the land, rent their clothes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />At the same time, two of those who had explored the land, Joshua (son of Nun) and Caleb (son of Jephunneh), tore their clothes in despair.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of the spies, tore their clothes in sorrow <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Nun's son Joshua and Jephunneh's son Caleb, who had accompanied the others who also had explored the land, tore their clothes <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of those who had investigated the land, tore their garments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of those who spied out the land, tore their clothes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of those who spied out the land, tore their clothes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, of those spying out the land, have torn their garments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Joshua son of Nun, and Caleb son of Jephunneh, of those spying the land, have rent their garments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Joshua, son of Nun, and Caleb, son of Jephunneh, from those searching out the land, tare their garments.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But Josue the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephone, who themselves also had viewed the land, rent their garments, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet truly, Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who themselves had also viewed the land, tore their garments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />while Joshua, son of Nun, and Caleb, son of Jephunneh, who had been among those that reconnoitered the land, tore their garments<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jophaniah, who were of those who had spied out the land, rent their clothes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yeshua, son of Nun, and Kalab, son of Yuphana, of the spies of the land, tore their garments.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of them that spied out the land, rent their clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But Joshua the <i>son</i> of Naue, and Chaleb the <i>son</i> of Jephonne, of <i>the number of</i> them that spied out the land, rent their garments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/14-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=4296" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/14.htm">The People Rebel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: wî·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bin- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/5126.htm" title="5126: nūn (N-proper-ms) -- Father of Joshua. Or Nown; from nuwn; perpetuity, Nun or Non, the father of Joshua.">of Nun</a> <a href="/hebrew/3612.htm" title="3612: wə·ḵā·lêḇ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps a form of keleb, or else from the same root in the sense of forcible; Caleb, the name of three Israelites.">and Caleb</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3312.htm" title="3312: yə·p̄un·neh (N-proper-ms) -- Father of Caleb, also an Asherite. From panah; he will be prepared; Jephunneh, the name of two Israelites.">of Jephunneh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">who were</a> <a href="/hebrew/8446.htm" title="8446: hat·tā·rîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To seek out, spy out, explore. A primitive root; to meander about, especially for trade or reconnoitring.">among those who had spied out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7167.htm" title="7167: qā·rə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To tear. A primitive root; to rend, literally or figuratively.">tore</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: biḡ·ḏê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">their clothes</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/14-7.htm">Joshua 14:7-9</a></span><br />I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him an honest report. / Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God. / On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-36.htm">Deuteronomy 1:36-38</a></span><br />except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.” / The LORD was also angry with me on your account, and He said, “Not even you shall enter the land. / Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9-11</a></span><br />and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. / For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction. / When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a></span><br />For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/14-6.htm">Joshua 14:6-8</a></span><br />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. / I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him an honest report. / Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-7.htm">Deuteronomy 31:7-8</a></span><br />Then Moses called for Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you will go with this people into the land that the LORD swore to their fathers to give them, and you shall give it to them as an inheritance. / The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-6.htm">1 Samuel 30:6</a></span><br />And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Joshua 1:6-9</a></span><br />Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them. / Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go. / This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1-2</a></span><br />Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:10-11</a></span><br />And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. / Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-23.htm">Deuteronomy 9:23</a></span><br />And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24-25</a></span><br />They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise. / They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-13.htm">2 Corinthians 4:13</a></span><br />And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/14-10.htm">Joshua 14:10-12</a></span><br />Now behold, as the LORD promised, He has kept me alive these forty-five years since He spoke this word to Moses, while Israel wandered in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old, / still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. As my strength was then, so it is now for war, for going out, and for coming in. / Now therefore give me this hill country that the LORD promised me on that day, for you yourself heard then that the Anakim were there, with great and fortified cities. Perhaps with the LORD’s help I will drive them out, as the LORD has spoken.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:</p><p class="hdg">Joshua</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-24.htm">Numbers 14:24,30,38</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/13-6.htm">Numbers 13:6,8,30</a></b></br> Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh… </p><p class="hdg">rent their clothes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/37-29.htm">Genesis 37:29,34</a></b></br> And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph <i>was</i> not in the pit; and he rent his clothes… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/44-13.htm">Genesis 44:13</a></b></br> Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Joshua 7:6</a></b></br> And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/13-6.htm">Caleb</a> <a href="/numbers/8-21.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/numbers/13-21.htm">Explored</a> <a href="/numbers/13-6.htm">Jephunneh</a> <a href="/numbers/13-6.htm">Jephun'neh</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-56.htm">Rent</a> <a href="/numbers/13-32.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/numbers/13-30.htm">Signs</a> <a href="/numbers/13-32.htm">Spied</a> <a href="/numbers/13-25.htm">Spying</a> <a href="/exodus/32-3.htm">Tore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/14-24.htm">Caleb</a> <a href="/numbers/19-7.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/numbers/14-7.htm">Explored</a> <a href="/numbers/14-30.htm">Jephunneh</a> <a href="/numbers/14-30.htm">Jephun'neh</a> <a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Rent</a> <a href="/numbers/14-34.htm">Searched</a> <a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Signs</a> <a href="/numbers/14-34.htm">Spied</a> <a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">Spying</a> <a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Tore</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-1.htm">The people murmur at the news</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-6.htm">Joshua and Caleb labor to still them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">God threatens them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-13.htm">Moses intercedes with God, and obtains pardon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-26.htm">The Murmurers are debarred from entering into the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-36.htm">The men who raised the evil report die by a plague</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-40.htm">The people that would invade the land against the will of God are smitten</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Joshua, originally named Hoshea, was from the tribe of Ephraim and was Moses' assistant. Caleb was from the tribe of Judah. Their faithfulness and trust in God's promises set them apart from the other spies. Joshua would later succeed Moses as the leader of Israel, leading the people into the Promised Land. Caleb, known for his wholehearted devotion to God, would receive Hebron as his inheritance. Their lineage and roles highlight the importance of faith and obedience in God's plan.<p><b>who were among those who had spied out the land</b><br>The mission to spy out the land of Canaan was a pivotal moment for the Israelites. The twelve spies were chosen to assess the land's fertility and the strength of its inhabitants. This reconnaissance mission was meant to prepare the Israelites for the conquest of Canaan, the land promised to them by God. However, only Joshua and Caleb returned with a positive report, trusting in God's ability to deliver the land into their hands. This phrase underscores their unique perspective and faith compared to the other ten spies who incited fear and rebellion among the people.<p><b>tore their clothes</b><br>Tearing one's clothes was a traditional expression of grief, mourning, or distress in ancient Near Eastern cultures. By tearing their clothes, Joshua and Caleb were demonstrating their deep sorrow and frustration over the Israelites' lack of faith and rebellion against God. This act was a public display of their anguish over the people's refusal to trust in God's promise and power. It also served as a call to repentance, urging the Israelites to turn back to God and believe in His ability to fulfill His promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua_son_of_nun.htm">Joshua son of Nun</a></b><br>One of the twelve spies sent to explore the land of Canaan. He later becomes the leader of Israel after Moses.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/caleb_son_of_jephunneh.htm">Caleb son of Jephunneh</a></b><br>Another of the twelve spies, known for his faith and courage. He, along with Joshua, trusted in God's promise despite the negative report from the other spies.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_canaan.htm">The Land of Canaan</a></b><br>The Promised Land that God had assured to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It was a land flowing with milk and honey, symbolizing abundance and God's provision.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tearing_of_clothes.htm">The Tearing of Clothes</a></b><br>A traditional expression of grief, distress, or repentance in ancient Hebrew culture. It signifies the deep sorrow and frustration of Joshua and Caleb over the Israelites' lack of faith.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exploration_of_the_land.htm">The Exploration of the Land</a></b><br>An event where twelve spies were sent by Moses to scout the land of Canaan and report back on its conditions and inhabitants.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_over_fear.htm">Faith Over Fear</a></b><br>Joshua and Caleb exemplify the importance of trusting in God's promises despite overwhelming circumstances. Believers are encouraged to choose faith over fear in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_unbelief.htm">The Cost of Unbelief</a></b><br>The Israelites' lack of faith led to a generation missing out on God's promises. This serves as a warning about the spiritual consequences of unbelief.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_courage.htm">Leadership and Courage</a></b><br>Joshua and Caleb demonstrate godly leadership by standing firm in their convictions. Christians are called to lead with courage and integrity, even when it is unpopular.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/expressions_of_grief_and_repentance.htm">Expressions of Grief and Repentance</a></b><br>The act of tearing clothes shows the depth of Joshua and Caleb's distress. Believers can learn the importance of genuine expressions of repentance and sorrow over sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_the_faithful.htm">God's Faithfulness to the Faithful</a></b><br>Despite the majority's unbelief, God honors the faith of Joshua and Caleb. This reassures believers that God remains faithful to those who trust in Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_spies'_account_with_no_evidence.htm">How do we reconcile the spies’ account of the land’s inhabitants (Numbers 14:6–9) with the absence of archaeological evidence for such large, formidable populations? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_calebites_in_the_bible.htm">Who are the Calebites in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_caleb_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Caleb in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_work_in_heaven.htm">What is the identity of the Kenizzites?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Rent their clothes.</span>--Comp. <a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm" title="And Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest you die, and lest wrath come on all the people: but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, mourn the burning which the LORD has kindled.">Leviticus 10:6</a> and Note.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Joshua.</span> In a last hopeless effort to bring the people to a better mind, or at least to deliver their own souls, there was no reason why Joshua should hold back any more. <span class="cmt_word">Rent their clothes.</span> Another token of grief and horrer practiced from patriarchal times (cf. <a href="/genesis/37-29.htm">Genesis 37:29, 34</a>; <a href="/job/1-20.htm">Job 1:20</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/14-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Joshua</span><br /><span class="heb">וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ</span> <span class="translit">(wî·hō·wō·šu·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּן־</span> <span class="translit">(bin-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Nun</span><br /><span class="heb">נ֗וּן</span> <span class="translit">(nūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5126.htm">Strong's 5126: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nun -- father of Joshua</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Caleb</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָלֵב֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵā·lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3612.htm">Strong's 3612: </a> </span><span class="str2">Caleb -- a son of Jephunneh and sent by Moses to spy out the land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jephunneh,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְפֻנֶּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·p̄un·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3312.htm">Strong's 3312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jephunneh -- father of Caleb, also an Asherite</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who were</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among those who had spied out</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתָּרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8446.htm">Strong's 8446: </a> </span><span class="str2">To meander, about, for, trade, reconnoitring</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tore</span><br /><span class="heb">קָרְע֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7167.htm">Strong's 7167: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their clothes</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּגְדֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(biḡ·ḏê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/14-6.htm">Numbers 14:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/14-6.htm">Numbers 14:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/14-6.htm">Numbers 14:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/14-6.htm">Numbers 14:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/14-6.htm">Numbers 14:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/14-6.htm">Numbers 14:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/14-6.htm">Numbers 14:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/14-6.htm">Numbers 14:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/14-6.htm">Numbers 14:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/14-6.htm">Numbers 14:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/14-6.htm">OT Law: Numbers 14:6 Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/14-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 14:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 14:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/14-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 14:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 14:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>