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.’
41. “You answered me, ‘We have sinned against the Lord. We will go up and fight just as the Lord our God commanded us.’ Then each of you put on his weapons of war and thought it would be easy to go up into the hill country.
42. “But the Lord said to me, ‘Tell them: Don’t go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from being defeated by your enemies.’
43. So I spoke to you, but you didn’t listen. You rebelled against the Lord’s command and defiantly went up into the hill country.