8 "That's what your fathers did. I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to check out the land.
9 They went up to the Valley of Eshcol and looked at the land. Then they talked the people of Israel out of entering the land the Lord had given them.
10 "The Lord's anger was stirred up that day. So he took an oath and made a promise. He said,
11 "Not one of the men who is 20 years old or more who came up out of Egypt will see the land. They have not followed me with their whole heart. I took an oath and promised to give the land to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
12 " 'But not one of these men will see it except Caleb and Joshua. Caleb is the son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite. And Joshua is the son of Nun. They will see the land. They followed me with their whole heart.'
13 "The Lord's anger burned against Israel. He made them wander around in the desert for 40 years. They wandered until all of the people who had done evil in his sight had died.
14 "Now here you are, you bunch of sinners! You have taken the place of your fathers. And you are making the Lord even more angry with Israel.