In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
Deuteronomy 2:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The Emim, a great and numerous people as tall as the Anakim, had previously lived there. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition (The Emim dwelt there in times past, a people great and many, and tall as the Anakim. American Standard Version (1901) (The Emim dwelt therein aforetime, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim: Common English Bible Now the Emim had lived there before. They were big and numerous and tall—just like the Anakim. Catholic Public Domain Version The Emim were the first of its inhabitants, a people great and strong, and of such great height, like the race of the Anakim. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Emims first were the inhabitants thereof: a people great, and strong, and so tall, that like the race of the Enacims |
In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
Then Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants of the giant, whose bronze spear weighed about 3.5 kilograms and who wore new armour, intended to kill David.
They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were living. Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
Where can we go? Our brothers have made us lose heart, , saying: The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, fortified to the heavens. We also saw the descendants of the Anakim there.”
They were also regarded as Rephaim, like the Anakim, though the Moabites called them Emim.