Numbers 14:24

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“But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.”

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BSBPD

“But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.”

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KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and My servant Caleb, because there hath been another spirit with him, and he is fully after Me--I have brought him in unto the land whither he hath entered, and his seed doth possess it.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 14:24 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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!”
  2. Numbers 14:6Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes
  3. Numbers 26:65For 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.
  4. Numbers 32:11‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—
  5. Numbers 32:12not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’
  6. Deuteronomy 1:36except 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.”
  7. Deuteronomy 6:5And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
  8. Joshua 14:6Then 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.
  9. Joshua 14:8Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.
  10. 1 Chronicles 29:9And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.
  11. 1 Chronicles 29:18O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.
  12. 2 Chronicles 25:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
  13. Psalms 119:80May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
  14. Psalms 119:145I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.
  15. Proverbs 23:26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
  16. Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
  17. Ephesians 6:6And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
  18. Colossians 3:23Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,

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