Numbers 14:23-24

14:23 they will by no means ¹  see the land that I swore to their fathers, nor will any of them who despised me see it. 14:24 Only my servant Caleb, because he had a different spirit and has followed me fully – I will bring him into the land where he had gone, and his descendants ²  will possess it.

Numbers 14:30-31

14:30 You will by no means enter into the land where ³  I swore ⁴  to settle ⁵  you. The only exceptions are Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. 14:31 But I will bring in your little ones, whom you said would become victims of war, ⁶  and they will enjoy ⁷  the land that you have despised.

¹ tn The word אִם (’im) indicates a negative oath formula: “if” means “they will not.” It is elliptical. In a human oath one would be saying: “The Lord do to me if they see…,” meaning “they will by no means see.” Here God is swearing that they will not see the land.

² tn Heb “seed.”

³ tn The relative pronoun “which” is joined with the resumptive pronoun “in it” to form a smoother reading “where.”

⁴ tn The Hebrew text uses the anthropomorphic expression “I raised my hand” in taking an oath.

⁵ tn Heb “to cause you to dwell; to cause you to settle.”

⁴ tn Or “plunder.”

⁵ tn Heb “know.”