Ishbi Benob was one of the giants. [126] Ishbi Benob’s spear weighed about 7 1/2 pounds. [127] Ishbi Benob had a new sword. He tried to kill David.
Numbers 13:28 - Easy To Read Version But the people living there are very powerful. The cities are very large. The cities are strongly defended. We even saw some Anakite [177] people there. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the people who dwell there are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large; moreover, there we saw the sons of Anak [of great stature and courage]. American Standard Version (1901) Howbeit the people that dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there. Common English Bible There are, however, powerful people who live in the land. The cities have huge fortifications. And we even saw the descendants of the Anakites there. Catholic Public Domain Version And they explained, saying: "We went into the land, to which you sent us, which, it is true, flows with milk and honey, as one can know by these fruits. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they related and said: We came into the land to which thou sentest us, which in very deed floweth with milk and honey as may be known by these fruits. |
Ishbi Benob was one of the giants. [126] Ishbi Benob’s spear weighed about 7 1/2 pounds. [127] Ishbi Benob had a new sword. He tried to kill David.
We saw the giant Nephilim [179] people there! (The descendants [180] of Anak come from the Nephilim people.) They looked at us like we were little grasshoppers. Yes, we were like grasshoppers to them!”
Where can we go now? Our brothers (the twelve spies) have made us afraid with their report. They said: The people there are bigger and taller than we are! The cities are big and have walls as high as the sky! And we saw giants [6] there!’
There were many Zamzummites, and they were very strong. They were tall, like the Anakite [14] people. But the Lord helped the Ammonite people destroy the Zamzummites. The Ammonite people took that land and live there now.
All these cities were very strong. They had high walls, gates, and strong bars on the gates. There were also many towns that did not have walls.
There were no Anakite people left living in the land of Israel. The only Anakite people that were left alive were in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.
So now, give me the hill country that the Lord promised me that day long ago. At that time, you heard that the strong Anakite people [56] lived there. And the cities were very big and well protected. But now, maybe the Lord will be with me, and I will take that land like the Lord said.”
Caleb forced the three Anakite families living in Hebron to leave there. Those families were Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. They were from the family of Anak.
Moses had promised to give the land near Hebron to Caleb. So that land was given to Caleb’s family. The men of Caleb forced the three sons of Anak [11] to leave that place.