Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear. I, however, followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly. New Living Translation but my brothers who went with me frightened the people from entering the Promised Land. For my part, I wholeheartedly followed the LORD my God. English Standard Version But my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the LORD my God. Berean Standard Bible Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God. King James Bible Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God. New King James Version Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt, but I wholly followed the LORD my God. New American Standard Bible Nevertheless my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt with fear; but I followed the LORD my God fully. NASB 1995 “Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt with fear; but I followed the LORD my God fully. NASB 1977 “Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt with fear; but I followed the LORD my God fully. Legacy Standard Bible Nevertheless, my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt with fear; but I followed Yahweh my God fully. Amplified Bible My brothers (fellow spies) who went up with me made the heart of the people melt with fear; but I followed the LORD my God completely. Christian Standard Bible My brothers who went with me caused the people to lose heart, but I followed the LORD my God completely. Holman Christian Standard Bible My brothers who went with me caused the people’s hearts to melt with fear, but I remained loyal to the LORD my God. American Standard Version Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt; but I wholly followed Jehovah my God. Contemporary English Version The other spies said things that made our people afraid, but I completely trusted the LORD God. English Revised Version Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God. GOD'S WORD® Translation But my companions discouraged the people. However, I was completely loyal to the LORD my God. Good News Translation The men who went with me, however, made our people afraid. But I faithfully obeyed the LORD my God. International Standard Version As it happened, my fellow Israelis who went up with me terrified the people, but I fully followed the LORD my God. Majority Standard Bible Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God. NET Bible My countrymen who accompanied me frightened the people, but I remained loyal to the LORD my God. New Heart English Bible Nevertheless, my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; but I wholly followed the LORD my God. Webster's Bible Translation Nevertheless, my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God. World English Bible Nevertheless, my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; but I wholly followed Yahweh my God. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand my brothers who have gone up with me have caused the heart of the people to melt, and I have been fully after my God YHWH; Young's Literal Translation and my brethren who have gone up with me have caused the heart of the people to melt, and I have been fully after Jehovah my God; Smith's Literal Translation And my brethren who went up with me caused the heart of the people to melt: and I filled up after Jehovah my God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut my brethren, that had gone up with me, discouraged the heart of the people: and I nevertheless followed the Lord my God. Catholic Public Domain Version But my brothers, who had ascended with me, broke the heart of the people. And I nevertheless followed the Lord my God. New American Bible My fellow scouts who went up with me made the people’s confidence melt away, but I was completely loyal to the LORD, my God. New Revised Standard Version But my companions who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholeheartedly followed the LORD my God. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNevertheless our brethren who went up with us made the heart of the people quake; but I wholly followed the LORD my God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And our brothers, those who came up were with us, made the heart of the people tremble and I followed perfectly after LORD JEHOVAH my God OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt; but I wholly followed the LORD my God. Brenton Septuagint Translation My brethren that went up with me turned away the heart of the people, but I applied my self to follow the Lord my God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Caleb Requests Hebron…7I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back to him an honest report. 8Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God. 9On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’… Cross References Numbers 13:30-33 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!” / But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!” / So they gave the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had spied out: “The land we explored devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw there are great in stature. ... Numbers 14:6-9 Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes / and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land. / If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us. ... Deuteronomy 1:36 except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.” 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 32:12 not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’ Deuteronomy 1:28 Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’” Deuteronomy 9:1-2 Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens. / The people are strong and tall, the descendants of the Anakim. You know about them, and you have heard it said, “Who can stand up to the sons of Anak?” Numbers 14:37-38 those men who had brought out the bad report about the land—were struck down by a plague before the LORD. / Of those men who had gone to spy out the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive. Numbers 14:11 And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them? Numbers 14:22-23 not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times— / not one will ever see the land that I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have treated Me with contempt will see it. Hebrews 3:16-19 For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ... Hebrews 4:1-2 Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it. 1 Corinthians 10:10-11 And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. / Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. Hebrews 3:12-14 See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. / But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. / We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first. Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. Treasury of Scripture Nevertheless my brothers that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God. wholly Joshua 14:14 Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel. Numbers 14:24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it. Deuteronomy 1:36 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD. Jump to Previous Heart Hearts However Melt Nevertheless True. Water Wholeheartedly WhollyJump to Next Heart Hearts However Melt Nevertheless True. Water Wholeheartedly WhollyJoshua 14 1. The nine tribes and a half are to have their inheritance by lot6. Caleb by privilege obtains Hebron but my brothers who went with me This phrase refers to the other spies sent by Moses to scout the Promised Land (Numbers 13). The term "brothers" here signifies fellow Israelites, specifically the representatives from each tribe. Historically, these men were leaders, chosen for their status and influence. Their failure to trust in God's promise highlights the importance of faith over fear. The Hebrew root for "brothers" (אַחַי, 'achai) emphasizes kinship and shared responsibility, underscoring the collective impact of their report on the community. made the hearts of the people melt with fear I, however, followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Although my brothersוְאַחַי֙ (wə·’a·ḥay) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) who אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that went עָל֣וּ (‘ā·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively with me עִמִּ֔י (‘im·mî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with {made} the hearts לֵ֣ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre of the people הָעָ֑ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock melt with fear, הִמְסִ֖יו (him·sîw) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 4529: To melt, dissolve, be liquefied I וְאָנֹכִ֣י (wə·’ā·nō·ḵî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I remained loyal מִלֵּ֔אתִי (mil·lê·ṯî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of to אַחֲרֵ֖י (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition Strong's 310: The hind or following part the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel my God. אֱלֹהָֽי׃ (’ĕ·lō·hāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Joshua 14:8 NIVJoshua 14:8 NLT Joshua 14:8 ESV Joshua 14:8 NASB Joshua 14:8 KJV Joshua 14:8 BibleApps.com Joshua 14:8 Biblia Paralela Joshua 14:8 Chinese Bible Joshua 14:8 French Bible Joshua 14:8 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 14:8 Nevertheless my brothers who went up (Josh. 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