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Caleb

The son of Jephunneh (Num. 13:6; 32:12; Josh. 14:6, 14). He was one of those whom Moses sent to search the land in the second year after the Exodus. He was one of the family chiefs of the tribe of Judah. He and Joshua the son of Nun were the only two of the whole number who encouraged the people to go up and possess the land, and they alone were spared when a plague broke out in which the other ten spies perished (Num. 13; 14). All the people that had been numbered, from twenty years old and upward, perished in the wilderness except these two. The last notice we have of Caleb is when (being then eighty-five years of age) he came to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, after the people had gained possession of the land, and reminded him of the promise Moses had made to him, by virtue of which he claimed a certain portion of the land of Kirjath-arba as his inheritance (Josh. 14:6-15; 15:13-15; 21:10-12; 1 Sam. 25:2, 3; 30:14). He is called a “Kenezite” in Josh. 14:6, 14. This may simply mean “son of Kenez” (Num. 32:12). Some, however, read “Jephunneh, the son of Kenez,” who was a descendant of Hezron, the son of Pharez, a grandson of Judah (1 Chr. 2:5). This Caleb may possibly be identical with (2).

Male Born: 1529 BC

People and places

Children: Achsah, Elah (CH1 4:15), Iru, Naam

Father: Jephunneh (NUM 13:6)

Siblings: Kenaz (JOS 15:17)

Selected passages

Show passage in OET: NUM 13:30

OET-RV NUM 13:30

30 Then Kalev (Caleb) raised an arm to quieten the people in front of Mosheh and stated, “We’ll certainly go in there and take it over, because we’re capable of going against them.”

OET-LV NUM 13:30

30 And_ Kālēⱱ/(Caleb) _he _silenced DOM the_people to Mosheh and_he/it _said certainly _(go _up) we _will _go _up and_we _will _take _possession _of DOM_her/it if/because certainly _(prevail) we _will _prevail to/for_her/it.

Show passage in OET: JOS 14:6-14

OET-RV JOS 14:6

6 Leaders from the tribe of Yehudah (Judah) approached Yehoshua (Joshua) at Gilgal and Kalev (Caleb) (son of Yefuneh the Kenizi) said to him, “You yourself know what Yahweh told the man of God Mosheh (Moses) at Kadesh -Barnea about me and you.

OET-RV JOS 14:7

7 I was forty years old when Yahweh’s servant Mosheh sent me from Kadesh -Barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back an honest report.

OET-RV JOS 14:8

8 The other men who went made the people terrified, but I remained loyal to my god Yahweh.

OET-RV JOS 14:9

9 Mosheh promised me that day, saying, ‘The land that you walked on will certainly be for an inheritance for you and your sons forever, because you were completely loyal to my god Yahweh.’

OET-RV JOS 14:10

10 Now, listen. Yahweh has kept me alive these forty-five years since Yahweh said that to Mosheh, back when Yisrael (Israel) was walking in the wilderness. Yes, believe it or not, I’m now eighty-five.

OET-RV JOS 14:11

11 I’m still as strong today as I was on the day that Mosheh sent me. Just like I could fight back then, I can still fight or travel just the same.

OET-RV JOS 14:12

12 So now, please give me that hill country that Yahweh promised that day, because you yourself heard me say that the Anakim lived there in fortified cities. So now, perhaps Yahweh will help me to take them over just as he said.”

OET-RV JOS 14:13

13 So Yehoshua blessed Yefuneh’s son Kalev and gave him Hevron as his inheritance.

OET-RV JOS 14:14

14 Because of that, Hevron belongs to Kalev (Yefuneh the Kenizi’s son) as an inheritance until this day, because he was completely loyal to Yisrael’s god Yahweh.

OET-LV JOS 14:6

6 And_ the _descendants _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) _they _approached to Yəhōshūˊa at_Gilgāl and_he/it _said to_him/it Kālēⱱ/(Caleb) the _son _of Yəfunneh/(Jephunneh) the_Kenizzite you you _know DOM the_message which YHWH he _spoke to Mosheh the _man _of the_ʼElohīm on causes _of_my and_on causes _of_your at_Qādēsh- barnēˊa.

OET-LV JOS 14:7

7 Was_a _son _of forty year[s] I when_ Mosheh the _servant _of YHWH _sent DOM_me from_Qādēsh- barnēˊa to_spy _out DOM the_earth/land and_I _brought _back DOM_him/it a _message just_as with heart _of_my.

OET-LV JOS 14:8

8 And_brothers _of_my who they _went _up with_me they _melted DOM the _heart _of the _people and_I I _filled after YHWH god _of_my.

OET-LV JOS 14:9

9 And_ Mosheh _he _swore _an _oath in _the_day (the)_that to_say if not the_earth/land which foot _of_your it _trod on_it to/for_yourself(m) it _will _belong to_an _inheritance and_to_children _of_your until perpetuity if/because you _filled after YHWH god _of_my.

OET-LV JOS 14:10

10 And_now HERE YHWH he _has _let _live me just_as he _spoke this forty and_five year[s] from_then YHWH he _spoke DOM the_message the_this to Mosheh when Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) it _walked in_wilderness and_now HERE I the_day am_a _son _of five and_eighty year[s].

OET-LV JOS 14:11

11 Still_I the_day am_strong just_as in/on_day Mosheh sent me as_strength _of_my then and_as_strength _of_my now for_battle and_to_go _out and_to_come.

OET-LV JOS 14:12

12 And_now give to/for_me DOM the _hill_country the_this which YHWH he _spoke in _the_day (the)_that if/because you you _heard on_day (the)_that if/because _that ˊAnāqī were_there and_cities large fortified perhaps YHWH will_be_with _me and_I_will _dispossess _them just_as YHWH he _spoke.

OET-LV JOS 14:13

13 And_he_blessed _him Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) and_he/it _gave DOM Ḩeⱱrōn to_Kālēⱱ/(Caleb) the _son _of Yəfunneh/(Jephunneh) to_an _inheritance.

OET-LV JOS 14:14

14 Therefore yes/correct/thus/so Ḩeⱱrōn it _belonged to_Kālēⱱ the _son _of Yəfunneh the_Kenizzite to_an _inheritance until the_day the_this because that he _filled after YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

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Recorded scripture occurrences (30)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: NUM 13:6

OET-RV NUM 13:6

• 6 Kalev (Caleb) (Kalev—Yefuneh’s son) from Yehudah (Judah) tribe,

OET-LV NUM 13:6

6 For_the _tribe _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) Kālēⱱ/(Caleb) the _son _of Yəfunneh/(Jephunneh).

Show passage in OET: NUM 13:30

OET-RV NUM 13:30

30 Then Kalev (Caleb) raised an arm to quieten the people in front of Mosheh and stated, “We’ll certainly go in there and take it over, because we’re capable of going against them.”

OET-LV NUM 13:30

30 And_ Kālēⱱ/(Caleb) _he _silenced DOM the_people to Mosheh and_he/it _said certainly _(go _up) we _will _go _up and_we _will _take _possession _of DOM_her/it if/because certainly _(prevail) we _will _prevail to/for_her/it.

Show passage in OET: NUM 14:6

OET-RV NUM 14:6

6 Then Nun’s son Yehoshua (Joshua) and Yefuneh’s son Kalev (Caleb), two of those who’d explored that land, tore their clothes in grief

OET-LV NUM 14:6

6 And_Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) the _son _of Nūn and_Kālēⱱ/(Caleb) the _son _of Yəfunneh/(Jephunneh) of those_who_spied _out DOM the_earth/land they _tore clothes _of_their.

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NUM: all 9 recorded references

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DEU: all 1 recorded references

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JOS: all 9 recorded references

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JDG: all 6 recorded references

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SA1: all 1 recorded references

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CH1: all 4 recorded references

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Words tagged with this person or place

These links follow the source-word tags and may include pronouns. Tagging is not exhaustive.

NUM: 9 tagged passages

NUM 13:6: כָּלֵ֖ב

NUM 13:30: כָּלֵ֛ב

NUM 14:6: וְ,כָלֵב֙

NUM 14:24: כָלֵ֗ב

NUM 14:30: כָּלֵ֣ב

NUM 14:38: וְ,כָלֵ֖ב

NUM 26:65: כָּלֵ֣ב

NUM 32:12: כָּלֵ֤ב

NUM 34:19: כָּלֵ֖ב

DEU: 1 tagged passages

DEU 1:36: כָּלֵ֤ב

JOS: 9 tagged passages

JOS 14:6: כָּלֵ֥ב

JOS 14:13: לְ,כָלֵ֥ב

JOS 14:14: לְ,כָלֵ֨ב

JOS 15:13: וּ,לְ,כָלֵ֣ב

JOS 15:14: כָּלֵ֔ב

JOS 15:16: כָּלֵ֔ב

JOS 15:17: כָלֵ֑ב

JOS 15:18: כָּלֵ֖ב

JOS 21:12: לְ,כָלֵ֥ב

JDG: 6 tagged passages

JDG 1:12: כָּלֵ֔ב

JDG 1:13: כָלֵ֖ב

JDG 1:14: כָּלֵ֖ב

JDG 1:15: כָּלֵ֗ב

JDG 1:20: לְ,כָלֵב֙

JDG 3:9: כָלֵ֖ב

CH1: 4 tagged passages

CH1 2:46: כָּלֵ֔ב

CH1 2:48: כָּלֵב֙

CH1 4:15: כָּלֵ֣ב

CH1 6:41: לְ,כָלֵ֥ב

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