Men of war; those of age sufficient to go forth to war, viz. twenty y. ears old and upwards (Numbers 1:3; Numbers 14:29). These, as the responsible transgressors, all perished; the whole generation passed away, and was consumed ( תֹּן; cf.
Deuteronomy 5:15; Psalms 73:19), as God had sworn (Numbers 14:28, Numbers 14:29).