Key Verse Spotlight
Deuteronomy 1:35 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,”
Deuteronomy 1:35
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents {in}, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.
And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,
Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD. {wholly...: Heb. fulfilled to go after}
Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.
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