Numbers 14:38 (YLT)

Passage

and Joshua son of Nun, and Caleb son of Jephunneh, have lived of those men who go to spy out the land.

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:36 And the men whom Moses hath sent to spy the land, and they turn back and cause all the company to murmur against him, by bringing out an evil account concerning the land,

Numbers 14:37 even the men bringing out an evil account of the land die by the plague before Jehovah;

Numbers 14:38 and Joshua son of Nun, and Caleb son of Jephunneh, have lived of those men who go to spy out the land.

Numbers 14:39 And Moses speaketh these words unto all the sons of Israel, and the people mourn exceedingly,

Numbers 14:40 and they rise early in the morning, and go up unto the top of the mountain, saying, `Here we <FI>are<Fi> , and we have come up unto the place which Jehovah hath spoken of, for we have sinned.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "joshua", "caleb", "jephunneh", "lived", and "land". 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 37's "even the men bringing out an evil..." into verse 39's "And Moses speaketh these words unto all...", 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.