33. who went before you on the journey to seek out a place for you to camp. He went in the fire by night and in the cloud by day to guide you on the road you were to travel.
34. “When the Lord heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath:
35. ‘None of these men in this evil generation will see the good land I swore to give your fathers,
36. except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the Lord completely.’
37. “The Lord was angry with me also because of you and said: ‘You will not enter there either.
38. Joshua son of Nun, who attends you, will enter it. Encourage him, for he will enable Israel to inherit it.
39. Your little children, whom you said would be plunder, your sons who don’t know good from evil, will enter there. I will give them the land, and they will take possession of it.
40. But you are to turn back and head for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea.’