Numbers 14:38 (GNV)

Passage

But Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh, of those men that went to search the land, shall liue.

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:36 And the men which Moses had sent to search the land (which, when they came againe, made all the people to murmure against him, and brought vp a slander vpon the lande)

Numbers 14:37 Euen those men that did bring vp that vile slander vpon the land, shall die by a plague before the Lord.

Numbers 14:38 But Ioshua the sonne of Nun, and Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh, of those men that went to search the land, shall liue.

Numbers 14:39 Then Moses tolde these sayings vnto all the children of Israel, and the people sorowed greatly.

Numbers 14:40 And they rose vp earely in the morning, and gate them vp into the toppe of the mountaine, saying, Loe, we be readie, to goe vp to the place which the Lord hath promised: for wee haue sinned.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "ioshua", "sonne", "caleb", "iephunneh", "went", "search", and "land". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "ioshua" and "sonne", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 37's "Euen those men that did bring vp..." into verse 39's "Then Moses tolde these sayings vnto all...", so "ioshua" and "sonne" 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 "ioshua" and "sonne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.