Joshua 14:8
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New International Version (©2011)
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 (©2007)
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 (©2001)
But my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the LORD my God.

New American Standard Bible (©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.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
My brothers who went with me caused the people's hearts to melt with fear, but I remained loyal to the LORD my God.

International Standard Version (©2012)
As it happened, my fellow Israelis who went up with me terrified the people, but I fully followed the LORD my God.

NET Bible (©2006)
My countrymen who accompanied me frightened the people, but I remained loyal to the LORD my God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
But my companions discouraged the people. However, I was completely loyal to the LORD my God.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.

American King James Version
Nevertheless my brothers that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed 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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But my brethren, that had gone up with me, discouraged the heart of the people: and I nevertheless followed the Lord my God.

Darby Bible Translation
And my brethren that had gone up with me made the heart of the people melt; but I wholly followed Jehovah my 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.

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.

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;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

14:6-15 Caleb's request is, Give me this mountain, or Hebron, because it was formerly in God's promise to him, and he would let Israel knows how much he valued the promise. Those who live by faith value that which is given by God's promise, far above what is given by his providence only. It was now in the Anakims' possession, and Caleb would let Israel know how little he feared the enemy, and that he would encourage them to push on their conquests. Caleb answered to his name, which signifies all heart. Hebron was settled on Caleb and his heirs, because he wholly followed the Lord God of Israel. Happy are we if we follow him. Singular piety shall be crowned with singular favour.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 8. - But I wholly followed. Literally, "I fulfilled after." That is to say, he rendered a full obedience to the precepts of the Most High. So also in the next verse.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nevertheless, my brethren that went up with me,.... Meaning the rest of the spies, excepting Joshua, that went up with him into the land of Canaan to spy it, which they might be properly said to do, since they went up a hill or mountain, in order to go into it, Numbers 13:17,

made the heart of the people melt; discouraged them, filled them with fears, sunk their spirits, that their hearts flowed, and became as weak as water, having no strength left in them, or hope of possessing the land; being told what stout and gigantic men the inhabitants of it were, and how strongly fortified were their cities:

but I wholly followed the Lord my God; and did not join with them in an ill report of the good land; but having the fear of God before his eyes, walked after that, and delivered in his report faithfully, according to the dictates of his conscience, and the real sentiments of his mind; of this phrase; see Gill on Numbers 14:24.

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Caleb Requests Hebron
6Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said to him, You know the thing that the LORD said to Moses the man of God concerning me and you in Kadeshbarnea. 7Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in my heart. 8Nevertheless my brothers that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God. …

Numbers 14:24 But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.
Numbers 32:12 not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they followed the LORD wholeheartedly.'
Deuteronomy 1:36 except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land he set his feet on, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly."