Then Caleb quieted the people in the presence of Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land because we can certainly conquer it!”

And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”

Let lying lips be quieted;
they speak arrogantly against the righteous
with pride and contempt.

Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself
like a little weaned child with its mother;
I am like a little child.

you will sing this song of contempt about the king of Babylon and say:

How the oppressor has quieted down,
and how the raging has become quiet!

When they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even quieter.