Numbers 26:65
in Numbers 26For 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Numbers 26
Commentary
4 notes on this verseFor the Lord had said of them, they shall surely die in the wilderness,.... This was threatened them, Num 14:32 and now it was fulfilled: and there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun; the only two of the spies that brought a good report of the land of Canaan; all the rest of them, and those that murmured on the ill report of theirs, were now dead.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Not left a man - Only of the Levites, who being not guilty of that sin did not partake of their judgment.
The goodness of God to this people, notwithstanding their provocations. Though that murmuring race was cut off, yet God raised up another generation, which was as numerous as they, that, though they perished, yet the name of Israel might not be cut off, lest the inheritance of the promise should be lost for want of heirs.
34 These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred. 35 These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. 36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
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The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אָמַ֤ר | ʾamar | he had said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לָהֶ֔ם | lahem | of <the> them | ||
| מ֥וֹת | mot | certainly <to die> | H4191 → | 839 times |
| יָמֻ֖תוּ | yamutu | they will die | H4191 → | 839 times |
| בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר | bamidbar | in the wilderness | H4057 → | 270 times |
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| נוֹתַ֤ר | notar | he was left | H3498 → | |
| מֵהֶם֙ | mehem | of <the> them | ||
| אִ֔ישׁ | ʾish | anyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| כִּ֚י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | except | H518 → | 1069 times |
| כָּלֵ֣ב | kalev | Caleb | H3612 → | 35 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְפֻנֶּ֔ה | yefuneh | Jephunneh | H3312 → | 16 times |
| וִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ | vihoshua' | and Joshua | H3091 → | 218 times |
| בִּן־ | bin- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| נֽוּן׃ ס | nun | Nun | H5126 → | 30 times |
כִּֽי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
אָמַ֤רhe had said
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לָהֶ֔םof <the> them
lahem
מ֥וֹתcertainly <to die>
motH4191 →839 times
יָמֻ֖תוּthey will die
yamutuH4191 →839 times
בַּמִּדְבָּ֑רin the wilderness
bamidbarH4057 →270 times
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
נוֹתַ֤רhe was left
notarH3498 →
מֵהֶם֙of <the> them
mehem
אִ֔ישׁanyone
ʾishH376 →1663 times
כִּ֚יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
אִם־except
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
כָּלֵ֣בCaleb
kalevH3612 →35 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
יְפֻנֶּ֔הJephunneh
yefunehH3312 →16 times
וִיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַand Joshua
vihoshua'H3091 →218 times
בִּן־[the] son of
bin-H1121 →4930 times
נֽוּן׃ סNun
nunH5126 →30 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
6 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 11:22Take 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.
it leads to
- Hebrews 3:14
We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
- Hebrews 3:6
But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
- John 15:2
He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
- 1 Corinthians 15:2
By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
- Revelation 2:5
Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from…
- Hebrews 3:14
Through
Numbers 14:38Of those men who had gone to spy out the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive.
it leads to
- 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…
- Joshua 14:6–10
Where this verse is studied
About Numbers
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonConquestJoshuaMoses' minister and successor, one of the two faithful spies; he led Israel across Jordan, around Jericho, and through the conques…
- PersonWilderness / ConquestCalebOf Judah, one of the twelve spies — the man of another spirit who wholly followed Jehovah; one of only two of the census generatio…
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.