Deuteronomy 1:36

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

Deuteronomy 1:36 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 1:36

Save Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, he shall see it
Enter into it, and enjoy it:

and Joshua
also; who was the other spy with him, that brought a good report of the land; see ( Deuteronomy 1:38 ) ,

and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his
children:
not the whole land of Canaan, but that part of it which he particularly came to and searched; and where the giants were, and he saw them, and notwithstanding was not intimidated by them, but encouraged the people to go up and possess it; and the part he came to particularly, and trod on, was Hebron, ( Numbers 13:22 ) and which the Targum of Jonathan, Jarchi, and Aben Ezra, interpret of that; and this was what was given to him and his at the division of the land, ( Joshua 14:13-15 ) ( Joshua 15:13 Joshua 15:4 ) ,

because he hath wholly followed the Lord;
see ( Numbers 14:24 ) .

Deuteronomy 1:36 In-Context

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.

38 Joshua, the son of Nun, {your assistant}, will go there; encourage him because he will cause Israel to inherit it.

Footnotes

• [a]. Emphatic use of the pronoun
• [b]. Or "descendants"
• [c]. Literally "he filled [his hands] after Yahweh"