The Meaning of Numbers 14:38 Explained

Numbers 14:38

KJV: But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.

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

Darby: But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, lived still of the men that had gone to search out the land.

ASV: But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, remained alive of those men that went to spy out the land.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But Joshua  the son  of Nun,  and Caleb  the son  of Jephunneh,  [which were] of the men  that went  to search  the land,  lived  [still]. 

What does Numbers 14:38 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 14:26-45 - The Penalty Of Unbelief And Rashness
The old translation in Numbers 14:34 was unfortunate. "Breach of promise" is rendered in r.v. "my alienation." It is still better to notice the marginal reading, "the revoking of my promise." But even this hardly gives us the true meaning of the words, which teach us that God's promises are conditional on our faith. He cannot do what we fail to trust Him to do.
The key of faith will unlock every drawer and cupboard in the divine treasury, but we must use it. If we will not trust God with our life we shall be left to perish in the wilderness of drought, of restlessness and of peril. Unbelief paralyzes God's arm. See Matthew 13:58, And let us learn from the closing paragraph that the might of our own right hand will never avail to accomplish what is forfeited by unbelief. "It shall not prosper." [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 14

1  The people murmur at the news
6  Joshua and Caleb labor to still them
11  God threatens them
13  Moses intercedes with God, and obtains pardon
26  The Murmurers are debarred from entering into the land
36  The men who raised the evil report die by a plague
40  The people that would invade the land against the will of God are smitten

What do the individual words in Numbers 14:38 mean?

But Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive of men those who went to spy out - the land
וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ בִּן־ נ֔וּן וְכָלֵ֖ב בֶּן־ יְפֻנֶּ֑ה חָיוּ֙ מִן־ הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם הַֽהֹלְכִ֖ים לָת֥וּר אֶת־ הָאָֽרֶץ

וִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ  But  Joshua 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹושֻׁעַ  
Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan.
בִּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
נ֔וּן  of  Nun 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: נוּן  
Sense: father of Joshua the successor of Moses.
וְכָלֵ֖ב  and  Caleb 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּלֵב 
Sense: the godly son of Jephunneh and the faithful spy who reported the Promised Land favourably and urged its capture.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יְפֻנֶּ֑ה  of  Jephunneh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְפֻנֶּה  
Sense: a Kenezite and father of Caleb the spy from the tribe of Judah.
חָיוּ֙  remained  alive 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: חָיָה  
Sense: to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health.
הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים  men 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
הָהֵ֔ם  those 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
הַֽהֹלְכִ֖ים  who  went 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
לָת֥וּר  to  spy  out 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: תּוּר  
Sense: to seek, search out, spy out, explore.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָאָֽרֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.

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