Numbers 26:65Good News TranslationThe Lord had said that all of them would die in the wilderness, and except for Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun they all did. See the chapter |
These are the men the Lord chose: Tribe Leader Judah Caleb son of Jephunneh Simeon Shelumiel son of Ammihud Benjamin Elidad son of Chislon Dan Bukki son of Jogli Manasseh Hanniel son of Ephod Ephraim Kemuel son of Shiphtan Zebulun Elizaphan son of Parnach Issachar Paltiel son of Azzan Asher Ahihud son of Shelomi Naphtali Pedahel son of Ammihud
When the people of Israel left Egypt, all the males were already circumcised. However, during the forty years the people spent crossing the desert, none of the baby boys had been circumcised. Also, by the end of that time all the men who were of fighting age when they left Egypt had died because they had disobeyed the Lord. Just as he had sworn, they were not allowed to see the rich and fertile land that he had promised their ancestors.