John Gill's Exposition on Numbers 14:6

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, etc.] Rose up and interposed in this affair, looking upon themselves under a special obligation so to do, as they were capable of confronting the other spies, and contradicting what they had said: [which were] of them that searched the land; they were two of that number, and were the more concerned to hear such a false account given, and distressed to observe the mutiny of the people, and therefore judged themselves in duty bound to do all they could to stop it: rent their clothes; in token of sorrow for the sins of the people; and at their blasphemy and ingratitude against God, and in dread of his wrath and fury breaking forth upon them.

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