And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God.
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Gill's Exposition
And Moses sware on that day, saying,.... Or declared the oath of the Lord, for it was the Lord that sware to what follows; see Deu 1:34,
surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine…
Barnes' Notes
Moses sware - i. e. God swore; and His promise, confirmed by an oath, was communicated, of course, through Moses.
Adam Clarke
The land whereon thy feet have trodden - This probably refers to Hebron, which was no doubt mentioned on this occasion.
Before the lot was cast into the lap for the determining of the portions of the respective tribes, the particular portion of Caleb was assigned to him. He was now, except Joshua, not only the oldest…
Cambridge Bible
And Moses sware on that day The oath of the great Lawgiver is not mentioned either in Num 14:23, or Deu 1:35. Caleb probably quotes an express declaration of Moses, not recorded in the Pentateuch, but…
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