Numbers 14:6 (DBY)

Passage

And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of them that searched out the land, rent their garments.

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:4 And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return to Egypt.

Numbers 14:5 Then Moses and Aaron fell upon their faces before the whole congregation of the assembly of the children of Israel.

Numbers 14:6 And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, of them that searched out the land, rent their garments.

Numbers 14:7 And they spoke to the whole assembly of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it out, is a very, very good land.

Numbers 14:8 If Jehovah delight in us, he will bring us into this land, and give it us, a land that flows with milk and honey;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "joshua", "caleb", "jephunneh", "searched", "land", "rent", and "garments". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "joshua" and "caleb", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Then Moses and Aaron fell upon their..." into verse 7's "And they spoke to the whole assembly...", so "joshua" and "caleb" belong inside that flow. In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "joshua" and "caleb" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.