Deuteronomy 1:35

35 ¹'Not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land that I swore to give to your fathers,

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 went before you in the way to seek you out a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night and in the cloud by day, to show you by what way you should go.

34 "And the LORD heard your words and was angered, and he swore,

35 'Not one of these men of this evil generation shall see the good land that I swore to give to your fathers,

36 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see it, and to him and to his children I will give the land on which he has trodden, because he has wholly followed the LORD!'

37 Even with me the LORD was angry on your account and said, 'You also shall not go in there.

Cross References

• 1. See Deuteronomy 2:15; Numbers 14:20-30