from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispah, and Ara.

another band turned toward the road leading to Beth Horon; and yet another band turned toward the road leading to the border that overlooks the valley of Zeboim in the direction of the desert.

These are the names of the men: from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, two of those who had investigated the land, tore their garments.

except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua son of Nun, for they followed the Lord wholeheartedly.’

However, if you turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods,

Joshua asked God to empower Caleb son of Jephunneh and assigned him Hebron.

(Now the city’s fields and surrounding towns they had assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his property.)

The sons of Caleb son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz.

(But the city’s land and nearby towns were allotted to Caleb son of Jephunneh.)

“You say, ‘He is foam on the face of the waters; their portion of the land is cursed so that no one goes to their vineyard.

A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it; in whatever he does he succeeds.

But Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among the men who went to investigate the land, lived.

Raiding bands went out from the camp of the Philistines in three groups. One band turned toward the road leading to Ophrah by the land of Shual;

When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions they faced without turning as they moved; in the direction the head would turn they would follow without turning as they moved,

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.

For the Lord had said of them, “They will surely die in the wilderness.” And there was not left a single man of them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

The exception is Caleb son of Jephunneh; he will see it and I will give him and his descendants the territory on which he has walked, because he has wholeheartedly followed me.”

The men of Judah approached Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said about you and me to Moses, the man of God, at Kadesh Barnea.