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Joshua 14:7

King James Version (KJV)

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Forty years old [was] I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as [it was] in mine heart.

Joshua 14:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joshua 14:7

Theological / Devotional

Forty years. See on ch. 11:18.

As it was in mine heart. Literally, “as it was with my heart.” The expression denotes real sincerity. Without fear or favor Caleb had reported the facts as he saw them, and expressed his faith in the power of God to overcome these giants. Even now, at the age of 85, he was willing to attack these formidable inhabitants, which, also, he successfully undertook a short time later (ch. 15:14).

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