"For¹ the LORDª had saidª° of them, They shall surely²° dieª° in the wilderness.ª And there was not¹ leftª° a manª of¹ them, save¹¹ Calebª the sonª of Jephunneh,ª and Joshuaª the sonª of Nun.ª" {Num 26:65} + "Then the childrenª of Judahª cameª° unto¹ Joshuaª in Gilgal:ª and Calebª the sonª of Jephunnehª the Keneziteª saidª° unto¹ him, Thou¹ knowestª°¹ the thingª that¹ the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Mosesª the manª of Godª concerning¹¹ me² and thee² in Kadeshbarnea.ª ... And now,¹ behold,¹ the LORDª hath kept me alive,ª°¹ as¹ he said,ª° these¹ fortyª and fiveª years,ª even sinceª¹ the LORDª spakeª°¹ this¹ wordª unto¹ Moses,ª while¹ [the children of] Israelª wanderedª° in the wilderness:ª and now,¹ lo,¹ I¹ [am] this dayª fourscoreª and fiveª yearsª old.ª" {Jsh 14:6-10} |