Deuteronomy 1:35

35 'No one of these men^[a] of this evil generation will see the good land that I swore to give to your ancestors,^[b]

Deuteronomy 1:35 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 1:35

Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil
generation see the good land
The land of Canaan; not only not one of the spies that brought the ill report of that land, but of that body of people that gave credit to it, and murmured upon it:

which I sware to give unto your fathers;
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; see ( Deuteronomy 1:8 ) .

Deuteronomy 1:35 In-Context

33 {who goes} {before you} on your way, seeking a place for your encampment, in fire at night and in a cloud by day, to show you the way that {you should go}.

34 "Then Yahweh heard the sound of your words, and he was angry, and he swore, {saying},

35 'No one of these men of this evil generation will see the good land that I swore to give to your ancestors,

36 except Caleb, the son of Jephunneh; he himself shall see it, and to him I will give the land upon which he has trodden and to his sons because {he followed Yahweh unreservedly}.'

37 Even with me Yahweh was angry because of you, saying, 'Not even you shall enter there.

Footnotes

• [a]. The beginning of an oath in Hebrew; the text emphatically denies anyone of that evil generation the privilege of seeing the promised land
• [b]. Or "fathers"