ויקרא משה להושע בן נון יהושע (שם). ומה ראה משה להוסיף על שמו של יהושע יו"ד, אלא כלב נטל שכרו מן הארץ, שנאמר אם לא הארץ אשר דרכה רגלך בה וגו' (יהושע יד ט), ויהושע [נטל] שכר עשרת מרגלים שתוסף על שמו יו"ד עשרה, ויקרא משה להושע בן נון יהושע. [ד"א] כיון שראה משה שהם רשעים הרבה, א"ל משה י"ה יושיעך מן הדור הרע הזה.
(Numb. 13:16, cont.:) THEN MOSES CALLED HOSHEA (HWSh') BEN NUN JOSHUA (YHWSh'). What reason did Moses see for adding a yod (i.e., a Y) to Joshua's name?19Tanh., Numb. 4:6; Numb. R. 16:9; cf. Sanh. 107a; Gen. R. 47:1; Exod. R. 6:1. It is simply that Caleb had taken his reward from the land, as stated (in Josh. 14:9): SURELY THE LAND ON WHICH YOUR FOOT HAS TROD <SHALL BE A PORTION FOR YOU AND YOUR DESCENDANTS FOREVER, BECAUSE YOU HAVE FULFILLED THE WISHES THE LORD MY GOD>. But Joshua [received the reward <that would have gone to the> ten spies, in that a yod <which stands for> ten was added to his name. (Numb. 13:16, cont.:) THEN MOSES CALLED HOSHEA (HWSh') BEN NUN JOSHUA (YHWSh'). [Another interpretation:] When Moses saw that they were so very wicked, Moses said to him: May the Lord (abbreviated to YH) save (YWShY') you from this evil generation.20Sot. 34:b.
ויקרא משה להושע בן נון יהושע (שם). ומה ראה משה להוסיף על שמו של יהושע יו"ד, אלא כלב נטל שכרו מן הארץ, שנאמר אם לא הארץ אשר דרכה רגלך בה וגו' (יהושע יד ט), ויהושע [נטל] שכר עשרת מרגלים שתוסף על שמו יו"ד עשרה, ויקרא משה להושע בן נון יהושע. [ד"א] כיון שראה משה שהם רשעים הרבה, א"ל משה י"ה יושיעך מן הדור הרע הזה.
(Numb. 13:16, cont.:) THEN MOSES CALLED HOSHEA (HWSh') BEN NUN JOSHUA (YHWSh'). What reason did Moses see for adding a yod (i.e., a Y) to Joshua's name?19Tanh., Numb. 4:6; Numb. R. 16:9; cf. Sanh. 107a; Gen. R. 47:1; Exod. R. 6:1. It is simply that Caleb had taken his reward from the land, as stated (in Josh. 14:9): SURELY THE LAND ON WHICH YOUR FOOT HAS TROD <SHALL BE A PORTION FOR YOU AND YOUR DESCENDANTS FOREVER, BECAUSE YOU HAVE FULFILLED THE WISHES THE LORD MY GOD>. But Joshua [received the reward <that would have gone to the> ten spies, in that a yod <which stands for> ten was added to his name. (Numb. 13:16, cont.:) THEN MOSES CALLED HOSHEA (HWSh') BEN NUN JOSHUA (YHWSh'). [Another interpretation:] When Moses saw that they were so very wicked, Moses said to him: May the Lord (abbreviated to YH) save (YWShY') you from this evil generation.20Sot. 34:b.