Numbers 13:33 - Easy To Read Version 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!” 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. |
And Benaiah killed a big Egyptian soldier. That man was about 7 1/2 feet {\cf2\super [123]} tall. The Egyptian had a spear that was very large and heavy. It was as big as the pole on a weaver’s loom. {\cf2\super [124]} Benaiah had only a club. Benaiah grabbed the spear in the Egyptian’s hands and took it away from him. Then Benaiah killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
\{The Lord is the true God!\}\par He sits above the circle of the earth,\par \{and compared to him\}\par people are like grasshoppers.\par He rolled open the skies\par like a piece of cloth.\par He stretched the skies\par like a tent to sit under.\par
They entered the country through the Negev [172] and went to Hebron. (The town of Hebron was built seven years before the town of Zoan in Egypt.) Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai lived there. These men were descendants [173] of Anak.
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.
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!’
In the past, the Emite people lived in Ar. They were strong people, and there were many of them. They were very tall, like the Anakite [12] people.
Og was the king of Bashan. Og was one of the few Rephaite people still alive. Og’s bed was made from iron. It was over 13 feet long and 6 feet wide. [15] The bed is still in the city of Rabbah, where the Ammonite people live.)
The people there are tall and strong. They are the Anakites. [56] You know about those people. You heard our spies say, ‘No person can win against the Anakites.’
The Anakite people [51] lived in the hill country in the area of Hebron, Debir, Anab, and Judah. Joshua fought them and completely destroyed all those people and their towns.
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.
The Israelite soldiers saw Goliath and ran away. They were all afraid of Goliath.
Goliath looked at David {and laughed}. Goliath saw that David was only a handsome, red-faced [158] boy [159]