God’s Word Translation
Numbers 13:28
28But the people who live there are strong, and the cities have walls and are very large. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.
Numbers 13:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there.
- English Standard Version (ESV)However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. And besides, we saw the descendants of Anak there.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless the people who dwell in the land are strong; the cities are fortified and very large; moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there.
Context of Numbers 13:28
26They came back to Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. They gave their report and showed them the fruit from the land. 27This is what they reported to Moses: “We went to the land where you sent us. It really is a land flowing with milk and honey. Here’s some of its fruit. But the people who live there are strong, and the cities have walls and are very large. We even saw the descendants of Anak there. 29The Amalekites live in the Negev. The Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the mountain region. And the Canaanites live along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and all along the Jordan River.” 30Caleb told the people to be quiet and listen to Moses. Caleb said, “Let’s go now and take possession of the land. We should be more than able to conquer it.”
Read all of Numbers 13Numbers 13:28 word by word
אֶ֚פֶס כִּֽי־עַ֣ז הָעָ֔ם הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְהֶֽעָרִ֗ים בְּצֻר֤וֹת גְּדֹלֹת֙ מְאֹ֔ד וְגַם־יְלִדֵ֥י הָֽעֲנָ֖ק רָאִ֥ינוּ שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Neverthelessאֶ֫פֶס'ephes · endH657
- the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- strongעַז‛az · strongH5794
- that dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- and the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- walledבָּצַרbâtsar · to gather/restrain/fortifyH1219
- veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
- greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- and moreover we sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- the childrenיָלִידyâlîyd · bornH3211
- of Anakעֲנָק‛ânâq · AnakH6061
Cross-references for Numbers 13:28
- Deuteronomy 1:28Where are we going anyway? Our own men have discouraged us by saying, ‘The people there are taller and stronger than we are. The cities are big with sky-high walls! We even saw the people of Anak there.’ ”
- Deuteronomy 2:10The Emites used to live there. These people were as strong, as numerous, and as tall as the people of Anak.
- Deuteronomy 3:5All of these cities were fortified with high walls and double-door gates with bars across the gates. We also captured a large number of unwalled villages.
- Deuteronomy 9:1Listen, Israel, you’re about to cross the Jordan River. You’ll be forcing out nations that are larger and stronger than you, with big cities that have sky-high walls.
- Numbers 13:22They went through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai lived. They are descendants of Anak. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
- Joshua 11:22None of the people of Anak remained in Israel. Some of them were left in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.
- Joshua 15:14Caleb forced out Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, three descendants of Anak from Hebron.
- Judges 1:20As Moses had promised, Hebron was given to Caleb, who forced out the three sons of Anak.
Commentaries on Numbers 13:28
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-33Verses 26-33 We may wonder that the people of Israel staid forty days for the return of their spies, when they were ready to enter Canaan, under all the assurances of success they could have from the Divine power, and the miracles that had hitherto attended them. But they distrusted God's power and promise. How much we stand in our own light by our unbelief! At length the messengers returned; but the greater part discouraged the people from going forward…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-29The spies agreed the land was good, but most doubted Israel could conquer it. The strong and well-fed Canaanites had built fortified towns for protection.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-2827-28. they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey--The report was given publicly in the audience of the people, and it was artfully arranged to begin their narrative with commendations of the natural fertility of the country in order that their subsequent slanders might the more readily receive credit.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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