Deuteronomy 9:2

Deuteronomy 9:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!
• New International Version (NIV)The people are strong and tall—Anakites! You know about them and have heard it said: “Who can stand up against the Anakites?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you have heard it said, 'Who can stand before the sons of Anak?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)a people great and tall, the descendants of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you heard it said, ‘Who can stand before the descendants of Anak?’

Context of Deuteronomy 9:2

1Listen, Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan so you can dispossess the nations there, people greater and stronger than you who live in large cities with extremely high fortifications. They include the Anakites, a numerous and tall people whom you know about and of whom it is said, “Who is able to resist the Anakites?” 3Understand today that the Lord your God who goes before you is a devouring fire; he will defeat and subdue them before you. You will dispossess and destroy them quickly just as he has told you. 4Do not think to yourself after the Lord your God has driven them out before you, “Because of my own righteousness the Lord has brought me here to possess this land.” It is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out ahead of you.

Deuteronomy 9:2 word by word

עַֽם־גָּד֥וֹל וָרָ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י עֲנָקִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתָּ֤ה יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ וְאַתָּ֣ה שָׁמַ֔עְתָּ מִ֣י יִתְיַצֵּ֔ב לִפְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י עֲנָֽק׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• and tallרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• the childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of the Anakimsעֲנָקִי‛ănâqîy · AnakimH6062
• whom thou knowestיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• thou hast heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• Who can standיָצַבyâtsab · to standH3320
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of Anakעֲנָק‛ânâq · AnakH6061

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 9:2

• Deuteronomy 2:11These people, as well as the Anakites, are also considered Rephaites; the Moabites call them Emites.
• Deuteronomy 7:24He will hand over their kings to you and you will erase their very names from memory. Nobody will be able to resist you until you destroy them.
• Exodus 9:11The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.
• Job 11:10If he comes by and confines you and convenes a court, then who can prevent him?
• Daniel 8:4I saw that the ram was butting westward, northward, and southward. No animal was able to stand before it, and there was none who could deliver from its power. It did as it pleased and acted arrogantly.
• Daniel 11:16The one advancing against him will do as he pleases, and no one will be able to stand before him. He will prevail in the beautiful land, and its annihilation will be within his power.
• Nahum 1:6No one can withstand his indignation! No one can resist his fierce anger! His wrath is poured out like volcanic fire, boulders are broken up as he approaches.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 9:2

• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-251. this day--means this time. The Israelites had reached the confines of the promised land, but were obliged, to their great mortification, to return. But now they certainly were to enter it. No obstacle could prevent their possession; neither the fortified defenses of the towns, nor the resistance of the gigantic inhabitants of whom they had received from the spies so formidable a description. cities great and fenced up to heaven--Oriental cities…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 9:2

• Anakim
• Moses

In the dictionaries

• Anak
• Anak, Anakites
• Anakim
• Carefully
• Rebellious
• Ahiman
• Calf, Golden
• Deuteronomy

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 9

• 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