Bible Strands
Numbers 34:19
These are their names: Caleb son of Jephunneh from the tribe of Judah;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses records the appointed leaders to the Israelite tribes as they prepare to divide the Promised Land. This verse names Caleb from Judah as the first representative for the land distribution.
The words — The Hebrew phrase וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת הָאֲנָשִׁים (ve.'E.leh she.Mot ha.'a.na.Shim) literally reads "and these [are] the names of the men." It introduces the roster by naming Caleb (ka.Lev), son of Jephunneh (ye.fu.Neh), from the tribe of Judah (ye.hu.Dah).
The thread — The list continues in Numbers 34:20 with Shemuel from Simeon, while Caleb's sole survival from the wilderness generation is recorded in Numbers 26:65. The tribe of Judah is first named in Genesis 29:35 as the lineage of the coming ruler.
Why it lands — The text establishes a concrete tribal roster for the land division by naming Caleb as Judah's appointed leader. Readers must note this administrative assignment before observing how Caleb's later faithfulness stands apart from the rest of the wilderness generation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
Cross-references
- Numbers 26:65 For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
- Numbers 13:30 Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
- Genesis 29:35 And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.
- Numbers 14:6 Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes
- Numbers 14:24 But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.
- Numbers 14:30 Surely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
- Numbers 14:38 Of those men who had gone to spy out the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive.
- Deuteronomy 33:7 And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.”