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Deuteronomy 1:28

Fear

26 But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

27 You grumbled in your tents and said, “Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be annihilated.

Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”

29 So I said to you: “Do not be terrified or afraid of them!

30 The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as you saw Him do for you in Egypt

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BSB
Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”
KJV
Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there.
WEB
Where are we going up? Our brothers have made our heart melt, saying, ‘The people are greater and taller than we. The cities are great and fortified up to the sky. Moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there!’”
ASV
Whither are we going up? our brethren have made our heart to melt, saying, The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.
DARBY
Whither shall we go up? Our brethren have made our hearts melt, saying, [They are] a people greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.
BLB
Where [can] we go up? Our brothers have discouraged our hearts, saying, ‘The people [are] greater and taller than we; the cities [are] great and fortified up to the heavens. And moreover, we have seen the sons of Anak there.’”
ÅB
Hva er det for et land vi skal dra opp til! Våre brødre har gjort vårt hjerte mistrøstig ved å si: Det er et folk som er større og høyere enn vi, og de har store byer med murer som når til himmelen; og der så vi også anakittenes barn.
OTB
Hvor kan vi gå? Våre brødre har fått våre hjerter til å smelte, og sier: "Folket er sterkere og høyere enn vi er; byene er store og befestet opp til himmelen. Vi så til og med anakittene der."'
B1930
Hvad er det for et land vi skal dra op til! Våre brødre har gjort vårt hjerte mistrøstig ved å si: Det er et folk som er større og høiere enn vi, og de har store byer med murer som når til himmelen; og der så vi også anakittenes barn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 9:1–2

    Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens.

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  • Numbers 13:28–33

    Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.

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  • Joshua 11:22

    No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.

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  • Judges 1:20

    Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.

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  • Joshua 15:14

    And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

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  • 2 Samuel 21:16–22

    Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David.

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  • Joshua 14:8

    Although my brothers who went with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear, I remained loyal to the LORD my God.

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  • Deuteronomy 20:8

    Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not melt like his own.”

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