King James Version
What Does Numbers 14:6 Mean?
“And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:”
Context
4
And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.
5
Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
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And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:
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And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land.
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If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(6) **Rent their clothes.**—Comp. Leviticus 10:6 and Note.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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