Deuteronomy 1:28

Deuteronomy 1:28 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt in fear. They say, ‘The people are stronger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites there.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Where are we going up? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying, "The people are greater and taller than we. The cities are great and fortified up to heaven. And besides, we have seen the sons of the Anakim there."'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Where can we go up? Our brethren have discouraged our hearts, saying, “The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.” ’

Context of Deuteronomy 1:28

26“Yet you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of Adonai your God. 27In your tents you grumbled and said: ‘Because Adonai hates us, He has brought us out from the land of Egypt to hand us over to the Amorites, to destroy us! Where are we going? Our brothers have discouraged our hearts saying, “The people are greater and taller than we are! The cities are great and fortified up to the heavens! Besides, we have even seen the children of Anakim there!”’ 29“Then I said to you, ‘Don’t tremble or be afraid of them. 30Adonai your God, who goes before you, He Himself will fight for you—just as He did for you in Egypt before your own eyes,

Deuteronomy 1:28 word by word

אָנָ֣ה׀ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ עֹלִ֗ים אַחֵינוּ֩ הֵמַ֨סּוּ אֶת־לְבָבֵ֜נוּ לֵאמֹ֗ר עַ֣ם גָּד֤וֹל וָרָם֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ עָרִ֛ים גְּדֹלֹ֥ת וּבְצוּרֹ֖ת בַּשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְגַם־בְּנֵ֥י עֲנָקִ֖ים רָאִ֥ינוּ שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whither shall we go upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• our brethrenאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• have discouragedמָסַסmâsas · to meltH4549
• our heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• The peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• greaterגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• and tallerרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• than we; the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and walled upבָּצַרbâtsar · to gather/restrain/fortifyH1219
• to heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and moreover we have seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of the Anakimsעֲנָקִי‛ănâqîy · AnakimH6062

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 1:28

• Deuteronomy 20:8The officers will speak further to the troops and say, ‘What man is afraid and fainthearted? Let him go back to his house—so he does not weaken his brothers’ heart like his own.’
• Exodus 15:15Then the chiefs of Edom are terrified. Trembling grips Moab’s mighty men. All of Canaan’s inhabitants will melt away.
• Joshua 2:9and she said to the men: “I know that Adonai has given you the land—dread of you has fallen on us and all the inhabitants of the land are melting in fear before you.
• Joshua 14:8Nevertheless, my fellows that went up with me made the heart of the people melt with fear, but I fully followed Adonai my God.
• Isaiah 13:7Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt.
• Ezekiel 21:7“Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem and proclaim to the sanctuaries and prophesy against the land of Israel.
• Deuteronomy 9:1“Hear, O Israel! You are about to cross over the Jordan today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourself—cities great and fortified up to the heavens.
• Numbers 13:28Except, the people living in the land are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw the sons of Anak there!
• Deuteronomy 9:2The people are great and tall, sons of the Anakim. You know them, and you yourselves have heard, “Who can stand before the sons of Anak?”
• Joshua 11:22There was none of the Anakim left in the land of Bnei-Yisrael, except some were left in Gaza, Gath and Ashdod.
• Joshua 15:14So Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, children of Anak.
• Judges 1:10Judah then marched against the Canaanites who dwelt in Hebron (the former name of Hebron was Kiriath-arba), and they defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
• 2 Samuel 21:16So Ishbi-benob—who was a descendant of the Raphah, whose spear weighed 300 shekels of bronze, who was girded with new armor—thought to kill David.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Cities - walled up to heaven - That is, with very high walls which could not be easily scaled. High walls around houses, etc., in these parts of Arabia are still deemed a sufficient defense against the Arabs, who scarcely ever attempt any thing in the way of plunder but on horseback. The monastery on Mount Sinai is surrounded with very high walls without any gate; in the upper part of the wall there is a sort of window, or opening, from which a basket is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-46Verses 19-46 Moses reminds the Israelites of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, through that great and terrible wilderness. He shows how near they were to a happy settlement in Canaan. It will aggravate the eternal ruin of hypocrites, that they were not far from the kingdom of God. As if it were not enough that they were sure of their God before them, they would send men before them. Never any looked into the Holy Land, but they must own it to be a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28Anak was known as a man of very large size (2:10, 21; 9:2; Numbers 13:33). Goliath may have been one of Anak’s descendants (1 Samuel 17:4). Some of Anak’s family moved to the Philistine coastal plain (Deuteronomy 2:23; Joshua 11:21–23; 15:14; 1 Chronicles 20:4–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-3322-33. ye came ... and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land--The proposal to despatch spies emanated from the people through unbelief; but Moses, believing them sincere, gave his cordial assent to this measure, and God on being consulted permitted them to follow the suggestion (see on Nu 13:1). The issue proved disastrous to them, only through their own sin and folly.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 1:28

• Anakim
• Cowardice
• Faith
• Moses
• Murmuring
• Reproof

In the dictionaries

• Dread
• Exodus
• Heaven
• Anakim
• Architecture
• Canaan; Canaanites
• City
• Deuteronomy
• Fence
• Fortification; Fort; Fortified Cities; Fortress

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 1

• 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