Numbers 14:38 (DRB)

Passage

But Josue the son of Nun, and Caleb had gone to view the land.

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:36 Therefore all the men, whom Moses had sent to view the land, and who at their return had made the whole multitude to murmur against him, speaking ill of the land that it was naught,

Numbers 14:37 Died and were struck in the sight of the Lord.

Numbers 14:38 But Josue the son of Nun, and Caleb had gone to view the land.

Numbers 14:39 And Moses spoke all these words to all the children of Israel, and the people mourned exceedingly.

Numbers 14:40 And behold rising up very early in the morning, they went up to the top of the mountain, and said: We are ready to go up to the place, of which the Lord hath spoken: for we have sinned.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "josue", "caleb", "gone", "view", and "land". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "josue" and "caleb", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 37's "Died and were struck in the sight..." into verse 39's "And Moses spoke all these words to...", so "josue" 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 "josue" and "caleb" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.