Numbers 14:6

6 And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of the spies, tore their clothes in sorrow

Numbers 14:6 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 14:6

And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh
Rose up and interposed in this affair, looking upon themselves under a special obligation so to do, as they were capable of confronting the other spies, and contradicting what they had said:

[which were] of them that searched the land;
they were two of that number, and were the more concerned to hear such a false account given, and distressed to observe the mutiny of the people, and therefore judged themselves in duty bound to do all they could to stop it:

rent their clothes;
in token of sorrow for the sins of the people; and at their blasphemy and ingratitude against God, and in dread of his wrath and fury breaking forth upon them.

Numbers 14:6 In-Context

4 So they said to one another, "Let's choose a leader and go back to Egypt!"

5 Then Moses and Aaron bowed to the ground in front of all the people.

6 And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of the spies, tore their clothes in sorrow

7 and said to the people, "The land we explored is an excellent land.

8 If the Lord is pleased with us, he will take us there and give us that rich and fertile land.