8. The men who went with me, however, made our people afraid. But I faithfully obeyed the Lord my God.
9. Because I did, Moses promised me that my children and I would certainly receive as our possession the land which I walked over.
10. But now, look. It has been 45 years since the Lord said that to Moses. That was when Israel was going through the desert, and the Lord, as he promised, has kept me alive ever since. Look at me! I am 85 years old
11. and I'm just as strong today as I was when Moses sent me out. I am still strong enough for war or for anything else.