Yosua 14:7-9

14:7 I was forty years old when Moses, the Lord’s servant, sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy on the land and I brought back to him an honest report. ¹  14:8 My countrymen ²  who accompanied ³  me frightened the people, ⁴  but I remained loyal to the Lord my God. ⁵  14:9 That day Moses made this solemn promise: ⁶  ‘Surely the land on which you walked ⁷  will belong to you and your descendants permanently, ⁸  for you remained loyal to the Lord your God.’

[14:7]  ¹ tn Heb “and I brought back to him a word just as [was] in my heart.”

[14:8]  ² tn Heb “brothers.”

[14:8]  ³ tn Heb “went up with.”

[14:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “made the heart[s] of the people melt.”

[14:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “I filled up after the Lord my God,” an idiomatic statement meaning that Caleb remained loyal to the Lord.

[14:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “swore an oath.”

[14:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “on which your foot has walked.”

[14:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “will belong to you for an inheritance, and to your sons forever.”