Joshua 14:7

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“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh–barnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of Jehovah sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in my heart.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“a son of forty years <FI>am<Fi> I in Moses, servant of Jehovah, sending me from Kadesh-Barnea, to spy the land, and I bring him back word as with my heart;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 14:7 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 13:6from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;
  2. Numbers 13:16These were the names of the men Moses sent to spy out the land; and Moses gave to Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.
  3. Numbers 13:26and they went back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation of Israel in the Wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. They brought back a report for the whole congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
  4. Numbers 13:30Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
  5. Numbers 14:6Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes

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