Study it in the app“Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know the word that YHWH spoke to Moses the man of Elohim about me and about you in Kadesh-barnea.”
Then the sonsוַ בְנֵיof JudahיְהוּדָהapproachedיִּגְּשׁוּJoshuaאֶל יְהוֹשֻׁעַin Gilgal,בַּגִּלְגָּלand Calebוַ כָּלֵבsonבֶּןof Jephunnehיְפֻנֶּהthe Kenizziteהַקְּנִזִּיsaidיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Youאַתָּהknowיָדַעְתָּthe wordהַדָּבָרthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהspokeדִּבֶּרtoאֶלMosesמֹשֶׁהthe manאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםabout meעַל אֹדוֹתַיand about youוְעַל אֹדוֹתֶיךָin Kadesh-barnea.בְּקָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearscome near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “yigshu” appearsJoshua
Joshua, the helper and successor of Moses. The name means "YHWH saves"; in Greek it is the same name as "Jesus". Other men bore it, among them the high priest after the exile (Haggai 1:1).
Where else “yehoshua” appearsGilgal
See it on the mapWhere else “gilgal” appearsCaleb
Caleb, a scout from the tribe of Judah who with Joshua trusted YHWH (Numbers 14:6-9, 24); others also bear the name.
Where else “kalev” appearsJephunneh
Jephunneh, the father of Caleb; another man bears the same name.
Where else “yefune” appearsKenizzite
Kenizzite(s): a people of southern Canaan; descendants of Kenaz.
Where else “kenizi” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsacknowledge
To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.
Where else “yadata” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “davar” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appearsMoses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearscause
Cause, reason: "because of".
Where else “odota” appearsKadesh-barnea
See it on the mapWhere else “kadesh” appears1Gilgal ?
Today: disputed; near Jericho, West Bank
A place near Jericho in the Jordan valley; the exact site is not certain.
Israel camped there after crossing the Jordan and set up twelve stones (Josh 4:19-20). Saul was confirmed as king there (1 Sam 11:15).
2Kadesh-barnea ?
Today: possibly Ain Qudeirat, Sinai/Negev border
An oasis in the desert south of Canaan; its exact site is not certain.
Moses sent the twelve spies from there (Num 13:26). Because of their unbelief, Israel wandered in the wilderness almost forty years (Deut 2:14).
5Just as YHWH had commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel did, and they divided the land.
6 · This verse (above)
7I was forty years old when Moses the servant of YHWH sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him word as it was in my heart.
