Números 32:12

12 com exceção de Calebe, filho de Jefoné, o quenezeu, e Josué, filho de Num, que seguiram o SENHOR com integridade de coração’.

Números 32:12 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 32:12

Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the
son of Nun
See ( Numbers 14:30 ) , whether Caleb or Jephunneh is called the Kenezite is not so easy to determine; the latter rather seems to be most correct, for that Caleb should be called so from Kenaz the father of Othniel, who is said to be Caleb's brother seems not to be agreeable; since it is not likely that they were his own brothers, or Caleb would not have given his daughter to him; besides Jephunneh and not Kenaz is always said to be the father of Caleb, unless his father can be thought to have two names; it is most likely that Jephunneh, and so Caleb, might be called the Kenezite, from an ancestor of theirs of that name: Jarchi says, Caleb was the son-in-law of Kenaz, and Caleb's mother bore unto him Othniel:

for they have wholly followed the Lord;
here what was said of Caleb, ( Numbers 14:24 ) is said both of him and Joshua; (See Gill on Numbers 14:24).

Números 32:12 In-Context

10 A ira do SENHOR se acendeu naquele dia, e ele fez este juramento:
11 ‘Como não me seguiram de coração íntegro, nenhum dos homens de vinte anos para cima que saíram do Egito verá a terra que prometi sob juramento a Abraão, a Isaque e a Jacó,
12 com exceção de Calebe, filho de Jefoné, o quenezeu, e Josué, filho de Num, que seguiram o SENHOR com integridade de coração’.
13 A ira do SENHOR acendeu-se contra Israel, e ele os fez andar errantes no deserto durante quarenta anos, até que passou toda a geração daqueles que lhe tinham desagradado com seu mau procedimento.
14 “E aí estão vocês, raça de pecadores, pondo-se no lugar dos seus antepassados e acendendo ainda mais a ira do SENHOR contra Israel.
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