Joshua 5:6

For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, even the men of war who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they didn’t listen to Yahweh’s voice. Yahweh swore to them that he wouldn’t let them see the land which Yahweh swore to their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

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WEBBE

For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness until all the nation, even the men of war who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they didn’t listen to the LORD’s voice. The LORD swore to them that he wouldn’t let them see the land which the LORD swore to their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

BSB

For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

KJV

For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

ASV

For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah: unto whom Jehovah sware that he would not let them see the land which Jehovah sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

BBE

For the children of Israel were wandering in the waste land for forty years, till all the nation, that is, all the fighting-men, who had come out of Egypt, were dead, because they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord: to whom the Lord said, with an oath, that he would not let them see the land which the Lord had given his word to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

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כִּי ki for H3588 אַרְבָּעִים 'ar·ba·'im forty H705 שָׁנָה sha·nah year[s] H8141 הָלְכוּ ha·le·khu they had walked H1980 בְנֵי־ ve·nei- [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 בַּמִּדְבָּר ba·mid·bar in the wilderness H4057 עַד־ 'ad- until H5704 תֹּם tom was finished H8552 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 הַגּוֹי ha·goy the nation H1471 אַנְשֵׁי 'an·shei [the] men of H582 הַמִּלְחָמָה ha·mil·cha·mah (the) war H4421 הַיֹּצְאִים hai·yo·tze·'im who came out H3318 מִמִּצְרַיִם mi·mitz·ra·yim from Egypt H4714 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher who H834 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 שָׁמְעוּ sha·me·'u they had listened H8085 בְּקוֹל be·kol to [the] voice of H6963 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher whom H834 נִשְׁבַּע nish·ba' he had sworn H7650 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 לָהֶם la·hem to (the) them H9038 לְבִלְתִּי le·vil·ti to not H1115 הַרְאוֹתָם har·'o·tam to let to see them H7200 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הָאָרֶץ ha·'a·retz the land H776 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 נִשְׁבַּע nish·ba' he had sworn H7650 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 לַאֲבוֹתָם la·'a·vo·tam to fathers their H1 לָתֶת la·tet to give H5414 לָנוּ la·nu to (the) us H9035 אֶרֶץ 'e·retz a land H776 זָבַת za·vat flowing of H2100 חָלָב cha·lav milk H2461 וּדְבָשׁ u·de·vash and honey H1706

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–9

How dreadful is their case, who see the wrath of God advancing towards them, without being able to turn it aside, or escape it! Such will be the horrible situation of the wicked; nor can words express the anguish of their feelings, or the greatness of their terror. Oh that they would now take warning, and before it be too late, flee for refuge to lay hold upon that hope set before them in the gospel! God impressed these fears on the Canaanites, and dispirited them. This gave a short rest to the Israelites, and circumcision rolled away the reproach of Egypt. They were hereby owned to be the free-born children of God, having the seal of the covenant. When God glorifies himself in perfecting the salvation of his people, he not only silences all enemies, but rolls back their reproaches upon themselves.

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