Hebrews 3:11

3:11As I swore in my anger,They will never enter my rest!’”

Numbers 14:30

14:30 You will by no means enter into the land where I swore to settle you. The only exceptions are Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

Deuteronomy 1:34-35

Judgment at Kadesh Barnea

1:34 When the Lord heard you, he became angry and made this vow: 1:35 “Not a single person of this evil generation will see the good land that I promised to give to your ancestors!


tn Grk “if they shall enter my rest,” a Hebrew idiom expressing an oath that something will certainly not happen.

tn The relative pronoun “which” is joined with the resumptive pronoun “in it” to form a smoother reading “where.”

tn The Hebrew text uses the anthropomorphic expression “I raised my hand” in taking an oath.

tn Heb “to cause you to dwell; to cause you to settle.”

tn Heb “and swore,” i.e., made an oath or vow.

tn Heb “Not a man among these men.”