‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun,.... See Num 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...
Num 32:6-13 Moses first of all blames their want of brotherly feeling: “Shall your brethren go into the war, and ye sit here?” He then calls their attention to the fact, that by their disinclination they would take away the courage and inclination of the other tribes to cross over the Jordan and conquer the land, and would bring the wrath of God upon Israel...
Commenting on Numbers 32:6-13