Numbers 14:6 (DRB)

Passage

But Josue the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephone, who themselves also had viewed the land, rent their garments,

Nearby Context

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

Numbers 14:5 And when Moses and Aaron heard this, they fell down flat upon the ground before the multitude of the children of Israel.

Numbers 14:6 But Josue the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephone, who themselves also had viewed the land, rent their garments,

Numbers 14:7 And said to all the multitude of the children of Israel: The land which we have gone round is very good:

Numbers 14:8 If the Lord be favourable, he will bring us into it, and give us a land flowing with milk and honey.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "josue", "caleb", "jephone", "themselves", "viewed", "land", "rent", and "garments". 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 5's "And when Moses and Aaron heard this..." into verse 7's "And said to all the multitude of...", 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.