The Nephilim were on the earth both in those days and afterwards, when the sons of God came to the daughters of mankind, who bore children to them. They were the powerful men of old, the famous men.
Numbers 13:33 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised We even saw the Nephilim there #– #the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim! To ourselves we seemed like grasshoppers, and we must have seemed the same to them.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition There we saw the Nephilim [or giants], the sons of Anak, who come from the giants; and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight. American Standard Version (1901) And there we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight. Common English Bible We saw there the Nephilim (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We saw ourselves as grasshoppers, and that’s how we appeared to them.” Catholic Public Domain Version And before the sons of Israel they disparaged the land, which they had inspected, saying: "The land, which we viewed, devours its inhabitants. The people, upon whom we gazed, were of lofty stature. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they spoke ill of the land, which they had viewed, before the children of Israel, saying: The land which we have viewed devoureth its inhabitants. The people, that we beheld, are of a tall stature. |
The Nephilim were on the earth both in those days and afterwards, when the sons of God came to the daughters of mankind, who bore children to them. They were the powerful men of old, the famous men.
He also killed an Egyptian who was 2.25 metres tall. Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand like a weaver’s beam, Benaiah went down to him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and then killed him with his own spear.
God is enthroned above the circle of the earth; its inhabitants are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like thin cloth and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
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.
However, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We also saw the descendants of Anak there.
Then the whole community broke into loud cries, and the people wept that night.
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.”
The Emim, a great and numerous people as tall as the Anakim, had previously lived there.
(Only King Og of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed was made of iron. Isn’t it in Rabbah of the Ammonites? It is 4 metres long and 1.8 metres wide by a standard measure. )
The people are strong and tall, the descendants of the Anakim. You know about them and you have heard it said about them, “Who can stand up to the sons of Anak? ”
At that time Joshua proceeded to exterminate the Anakim from the hill country #– #Hebron, Debir, Anab #– #all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua completely destroyed them with their cities.
Now give me this hill country the Lord promised me on that day, because you heard then that the Anakim are there, as well as large fortified cities. Perhaps the Lord will be with me and I will drive them out as the Lord promised.’
Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak: Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, descendants of Anak.
When all the Israelite men saw Goliath, they retreated from him terrified.
When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a youth, healthy , and handsome.