Nach:

Yehoshua 

Parsha:

Shelach 

Description

The interactions between the various actors in the dramatic scene when the scouts return from Eretz Kanaan is hard to decipher. At what point does Kalev separate from the 10? When does Yehoshua join him? More significantly, who "cries on that night" and who "wants to stone them" (Kalev and Yehoshua)? Most dramatically - who is the focus of the punishment of dying in the desert and having their children wander for 40 years? A close look at the text reveals surprising answers.