Verse 36

{ "verseID": "Numbers.14.36", "source": "וְהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֖ה לָת֣וּר אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּ *וילונו **וַיַּלִּ֤ינוּ עָלָיו֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה לְהוֹצִ֥יא דִבָּ֖ה עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ", "text": "And-the-*ʾănāšîm* whom-*šālaḥ* *Mōšeh* to-*tûr* *ʾet*-the-*ʾāreṣ* and-*yāšubû* and-*yayyallînû* against-him *ʾet*-all-the-*ʿēdāh* to-*hôṣîʾ* *dibbāh* against-the-*ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*ʾănāšîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - men", "*šālaḥ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he sent", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*tûr*": "qal infinitive construct - to spy out/explore", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - land/earth", "*yāšubû*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - they returned", "*yayyallînû*": "hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person plural - they caused to murmur/complain", "*ʿēdāh*": "feminine singular noun - congregation/assembly", "*hôṣîʾ*": "hiphil infinitive construct - to bring out/cause to go out", "*dibbāh*": "feminine singular noun - evil report/slander" }, "variants": { "*ʾănāšîm*": "men/people/individuals", "*šālaḥ*": "sent/dispatched", "*tûr*": "spy out/explore/search", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/country/ground", "*yāšubû*": "returned/came back", "*yayyallînû*": "caused to murmur/incited complaints/stirred up rebellion", "*ʿēdāh*": "congregation/assembly/community", "*hôṣîʾ*": "bring out/produce/spread", "*dibbāh*": "evil report/slander/defamation" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  De mennene som Moses hadde sendt for å speide ut landet, og som nå vendte tilbake og fikk hele menigheten til å klage mot ham ved å spre et dårlig rykte om landet,

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og de menn som Moses sendte for å utforske landet, som vendte tilbake og fikk hele menigheten til å klage mot ham ved å bringe dårlig rykte om landet,

• Norsk King James

  Og mennene som Moses sendte for å utforske landet, som kom tilbake og fikk hele menigheten til å mumle mot ham ved å bringe opp en baktalelsessak om landet,

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  De menn som Moses sendte for å speide landet, og som kom tilbake og fikk hele menigheten til å klage ved å bringe et ondt rykte om landet,

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De menn som Moses sendte for å speide landet, og som, da de vendte tilbake, fikk hele menigheten til å klage mot ham ved å bringe dårlig rapport om landet,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og de menn som Moses sendte for å speide landet, som vendte tilbake og fikk hele menigheten til å knurre mot ham ved å bringe ondt rykte om landet,

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  «Og de menn som Moses sendte ut for å speide landet, de som vendte tilbake og fikk hele forsamlingen til å sutre mot ham ved å bringe frem en baktale om landet... »

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og de menn som Moses sendte for å speide landet, som vendte tilbake og fikk hele menigheten til å knurre mot ham ved å bringe ondt rykte om landet,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  De menn som Moses sendte for å speide ut landet, og som fikk hele menigheten til å klage ved å føre fram et ondt ord om landet,

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The men whom Moses had sent to explore the land, and who returned and caused the whole assembly to complain by spreading a bad report about the land—

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  De menn som Moses sendte for å utforske landet, som vendte tilbake og fikk hele menigheten til å klage mot ham ved å spre en dårlig rapport om landet,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og de Mænd, som Mose havde sendt til at bespeide Landet, og som vare komne igjen og kom al Menigheden til at knurre imod ham, idet de udførte ondt Rygte om Landet,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og de menn som Moses sendte for å utforske landet, som vendte tilbake og fikk menigheten til å murre mot ham ved å spre dårlig rykte om landet,

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  De menn som Moses sendte for å speide landet, som kom tilbake og fikk hele menigheten til å knurre mot ham ved å spre dårlig tale om landet,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  De menn som Moses hadde sendt for å utforske landet, og som vendte tilbake og fikk hele menigheten til å murre mot ham ved å gi dårlige rapporter om landet,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og de menn som Moses sendte til å speide ut landet, og som vendte tilbake og fikk hele menigheten til å klage mot ham ved å bringe dårlig tale om landet,

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  De mennene som Moses sendte for å spionere i landet, som ved sin dårlige rapport gjorde at folket klaget mot ham,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the men which Moses sent to serche the londe and which (when they came agayne) made all the people to murmure agenst it in that they broughte vpp a slaunder apon ye londe:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So there dyed and were plaged before the LORDE all the me, whom Moses sent to spye out the lade, & came agayne, and made the whole cogregacion to murmur agaynst it, because they brought vp a my?reporte of the lande,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the men which Moses had sent to search the land (which, when they came againe, made all the people to murmure against him, and brought vp a slander vpon the lande)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the men whiche Moyses sent to searche the lande, and whiche (when they came agayne) made all the people to murmure against hym, and brought vp a sclaunder vpon the lande:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The men, whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up an evil report against the land,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the men whom Moses hath sent to spy the land, and they turn back and cause all the company to murmur against him, by bringing out an evil account concerning the land,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the men, whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up an evil report against the land,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the men whom Moses sent to see the land, and who, by the bad account they gave of the land, were the cause of the outcry the people made against Moses,

• World English Bible (2000)

  The men, whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up an evil report against the land,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The men whom Moses sent to investigate the land, who returned and made the whole community murmur against him by producing an evil report about the land,

Referenced Verses

• Num 13:4-9 : 4 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.4", "source": "וְאֵ֖לֶּה שְׁמוֹתָ֑ם לְמַטֵּ֣ה רְאוּבֵ֔ן שַׁמּ֖וּעַ בֶּן־זַכּֽוּר׃", "text": "*wə-ʾēlleh* *šəmôtām* *lə-maṭṭêh* *rəʾûbēn* *šammûaʿ* *ben*-*zakkûr*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾēlleh*": "conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural - and these", "*šəmôtām*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their names", "*lə-maṭṭêh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for tribe of", "*rəʾûbēn*": "proper noun - Reuben", "*šammûaʿ*": "proper noun - Shammua", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*zakkûr*": "proper noun - Zaccur" }, "variants": { "*maṭṭêh*": "tribe/staff/branch" } } 5 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.5", "source": "לְמַטֵּ֣ה שִׁמְע֔וֹן שָׁפָ֖ט בֶּן־חוֹרִֽי׃", "text": "*lə-maṭṭêh* *šimʿôn* *šāp̄āṭ* *ben*-*ḥôrî*", "grammar": { "*lə-maṭṭêh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for tribe of", "*šimʿôn*": "proper noun - Simeon", "*šāp̄āṭ*": "proper noun - Shaphat", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*ḥôrî*": "proper noun - Hori" }, "variants": { "*maṭṭêh*": "tribe/staff/branch" } } 6 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.6", "source": "לְמַטֵּ֣ה יְהוּדָ֔ה כָּלֵ֖ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּֽה׃", "text": "*lə-maṭṭêh* *yəhûdâ* *kālēb* *ben*-*yəp̄unneh*", "grammar": { "*lə-maṭṭêh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for tribe of", "*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - Judah", "*kālēb*": "proper noun - Caleb", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*yəp̄unneh*": "proper noun - Jephunneh" }, "variants": { "*maṭṭêh*": "tribe/staff/branch" } } 7 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.7", "source": "לְמַטֵּ֣ה יִשָּׂשכָ֔ר יִגְאָ֖ל בֶּן־יוֹסֵֽף׃", "text": "*lə-maṭṭêh* *yiśśāskār* *yigʾāl* *ben*-*yôsēp̄*", "grammar": { "*lə-maṭṭêh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for tribe of", "*yiśśāskār*": "proper noun - Issachar", "*yigʾāl*": "proper noun - Igal", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*yôsēp̄*": "proper noun - Joseph" }, "variants": { "*maṭṭêh*": "tribe/staff/branch" } } 8 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.8", "source": "לְמַטֵּ֥ה אֶפְרָ֖יִם הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בִּן־נֽוּן׃", "text": "*lə-maṭṭêh* *ʾep̄rāyim* *hôšēaʿ* *bin*-*nûn*", "grammar": { "*lə-maṭṭêh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for tribe of", "*ʾep̄rāyim*": "proper noun - Ephraim", "*hôšēaʿ*": "proper noun - Hoshea", "*bin*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*nûn*": "proper noun - Nun" }, "variants": { "*maṭṭêh*": "tribe/staff/branch" } } 9 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.9", "source": "לְמַטֵּ֣ה בִנְיָמִ֔ן פַּלְטִ֖י בֶּן־רָפֽוּא׃", "text": "*lə-maṭṭêh* *binyāmin* *palṭî* *ben*-*rāp̄ûʾ*", "grammar": { "*lə-maṭṭêh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for tribe of", "*binyāmin*": "proper noun - Benjamin", "*palṭî*": "proper noun - Palti", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*rāp̄ûʾ*": "proper noun - Raphu" }, "variants": { "*maṭṭêh*": "tribe/staff/branch" } } 10 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.10", "source": "לְמַטֵּ֣ה זְבוּלֻ֔ן גַּדִּיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־סוֹדִֽי׃", "text": "*lə-maṭṭêh* *zəbûlun* *gaddîʾēl* *ben*-*sôdî*", "grammar": { "*lə-maṭṭêh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for tribe of", "*zəbûlun*": "proper noun - Zebulun", "*gaddîʾēl*": "proper noun - Gaddiel", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*sôdî*": "proper noun - Sodi" }, "variants": { "*maṭṭêh*": "tribe/staff/branch" } } 11 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.11", "source": "לְמַטֵּ֥ה יוֹסֵ֖ף לְמַטֵּ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה גַּדִּ֖י בֶּן־סוּסִֽי׃", "text": "*lə-maṭṭêh* *yôsēp̄* *lə-maṭṭêh* *mənaššeh* *gaddî* *ben*-*sûsî*", "grammar": { "*lə-maṭṭêh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for tribe of", "*yôsēp̄*": "proper noun - Joseph", "*lə-maṭṭêh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for tribe of", "*mənaššeh*": "proper noun - Manasseh", "*gaddî*": "proper noun - Gaddi", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*sûsî*": "proper noun - Susi" }, "variants": { "*maṭṭêh*": "tribe/staff/branch" } } 12 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.12", "source": "לְמַטֵּ֣ה דָ֔ן עַמִּיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־גְּמַלִּֽי׃", "text": "*lə-maṭṭêh* *dān* *ʿammîʾēl* *ben*-*gəmallî*", "grammar": { "*lə-maṭṭêh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for tribe of", "*dān*": "proper noun - Dan", "*ʿammîʾēl*": "proper noun - Ammiel", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*gəmallî*": "proper noun - Gemalli" }, "variants": { "*maṭṭêh*": "tribe/staff/branch" } } 13 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.13", "source": "לְמַטֵּ֣ה אָשֵׁ֔ר סְת֖וּר בֶּן־מִיכָאֵֽל׃", "text": "*lə-maṭṭêh* *ʾāšēr* *sətûr* *ben*-*mîkāʾēl*", "grammar": { "*lə-maṭṭêh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for tribe of", "*ʾāšēr*": "proper noun - Asher", "*sətûr*": "proper noun - Sethur", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*mîkāʾēl*": "proper noun - Michael" }, "variants": { "*maṭṭêh*": "tribe/staff/branch" } } 14 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.14", "source": "לְמַטֵּ֣ה נַפְתָּלִ֔י נַחְבִּ֖י בֶּן־וָפְסִֽי׃", "text": "*lə-maṭṭêh* *nap̄tālî* *naḥbî* *ben*-*wāp̄sî*", "grammar": { "*lə-maṭṭêh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for tribe of", "*nap̄tālî*": "proper noun - Naphtali", "*naḥbî*": "proper noun - Nahbi", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*wāp̄sî*": "proper noun - Vophsi" }, "variants": { "*maṭṭêh*": "tribe/staff/branch" } } 15 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.15", "source": "לְמַטֵּ֣ה גָ֔ד גְּאוּאֵ֖ל בֶּן־מָכִֽי׃", "text": "*lə-maṭṭêh* *gād* *gəʾûʾēl* *ben*-*mākî*", "grammar": { "*lə-maṭṭêh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - for tribe of", "*gād*": "proper noun - Gad", "*gəʾûʾēl*": "proper noun - Geuel", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*mākî*": "proper noun - Machi" }, "variants": { "*maṭṭêh*": "tribe/staff/branch" } } 16 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.16", "source": "אֵ֚לֶּה שְׁמ֣וֹת הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֖ה לָת֣וּר אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּקְרָ֥א מֹשֶׁ֛ה לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בִּן־נ֖וּן יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃", "text": "*ʾēlleh* *šəmôt* *hā-ʾănāšîm* *ʾăšer*-*šālaḥ* *mōšeh* *lātûr* *ʾet*-*hā-ʾāreṣ* *wa-yiqrāʾ* *mōšeh* *lə-hôšēaʿ* *bin*-*nûn* *yəhôšuaʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural - these", "*šəmôt*": "noun, masculine plural construct - names of", "*hā-ʾănāšîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the men", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - whom", "*šālaḥ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - sent", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*lātûr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to spy out", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land", "*wa-yiqrāʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he called", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*lə-hôšēaʿ*": "preposition + proper noun - to Hoshea", "*bin*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*nûn*": "proper noun - Nun", "*yəhôšuaʿ*": "proper noun - Joshua" }, "variants": { "*lātûr*": "to spy out/to explore/to search", "*yiqrāʾ*": "called/named" } }
• Num 13:31-33 : 31 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.31", "source": "וְהָ֨אֲנָשִׁ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־עָל֤וּ עִמּוֹ֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹ֥א נוּכַ֖ל לַעֲל֣וֹת אֶל־הָעָ֑ם כִּֽי־חָזָ֥ק ה֖וּא מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*wə-hā-ʾănāšîm* *ʾăšer*-*ʿālû* *ʿimmô* *ʾāmərû* *lōʾ* *nûkal* *laʿălôt* *ʾel*-*hā-ʿām* *kî*-*ḥāzāq* *hûʾ* *mimmenû*", "grammar": { "*wə-hā-ʾănāšîm*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, masculine plural - and the men", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who", "*ʿālû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - went up", "*ʿimmô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him", "*ʾāmərû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they said", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*nûkal*": "Qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we are able", "*laʿălôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to go up", "*ʾel*": "preposition - against", "*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people", "*kî*": "conjunction - for", "*ḥāzāq*": "adjective, masculine singular - strong", "*hûʾ*": "personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - he/it", "*mimmenû*": "preposition + 1st common plural suffix - than us" }, "variants": { "*nûkal*": "we are able/we can", "*laʿălôt*": "to go up/to ascend/to attack", "*ḥāzāq*": "strong/powerful/mighty" } } 32 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.32", "source": "וַיּוֹצִ֜יאוּ דִּבַּ֤ת הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תָּר֣וּ אֹתָ֔הּ אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר הָאָ֡רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֩ עָבַ֨רְנוּ בָ֜הּ לָת֣וּר אֹתָ֗הּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֹכֶ֤לֶת יוֹשְׁבֶ֙יהָ֙ הִ֔וא וְכָל־הָעָ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־רָאִ֥ינוּ בְתוֹכָ֖הּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י מִדּֽוֹת׃", "text": "*wa-yôṣîʾû* *dibbat* *hā-ʾāreṣ* *ʾăšer* *tārû* *ʾōtāh* *ʾel*-*bənê* *yiśrāʾēl* *lēʾmōr* *hā-ʾāreṣ* *ʾăšer* *ʿābarnû* *bāh* *lātûr* *ʾōtāh* *ʾereṣ* *ʾōkelet* *yôšəbeyhā* *hîʾ* *wə-kol*-*hā-ʿām* *ʾăšer*-*rāʾînû* *bə-tôkāh* *ʾanšê* *middôt*", "grammar": { "*wa-yôṣîʾû*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they brought out", "*dibbat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - bad report of", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which", "*tārû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they spied out", "*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker + 3rd feminine singular suffix - it", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - children of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which", "*ʿābarnû*": "Qal perfect, 1st common plural - we passed through", "*bāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in it", "*lātûr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to spy out", "*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker + 3rd feminine singular suffix - it", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*ʾōkelet*": "Qal participle, feminine singular construct - devouring", "*yôšəbeyhā*": "Qal participle masculine plural construct + 3rd feminine singular suffix - its inhabitants", "*hîʾ*": "personal pronoun, 3rd feminine singular - it", "*wə-kol*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and all of", "*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - whom", "*rāʾînû*": "Qal perfect, 1st common plural - we saw", "*bə-tôkāh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in its midst", "*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of", "*middôt*": "noun, feminine plural - measurements/stature" }, "variants": { "*yôṣîʾû* *dibbat*": "brought out/spread evil/slanderous report", "*tārû*": "spied out/explored/searched", "*ʿābarnû*": "passed through/traversed/traveled through", "*ʾereṣ* *ʾōkelet* *yôšəbeyhā*": "land that devours its inhabitants [idiom for dangerous land]", "*ʾanšê* *middôt*": "men of great height/tall men/men of great stature" } } 33 { "verseID": "Numbers.13.33", "source": "וְשָׁ֣ם רָאִ֗ינוּ אֶת־הַנְּפִילִ֛ים בְּנֵ֥י עֲנָ֖ק מִן־הַנְּפִלִ֑ים וַנְּהִ֤י בְעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙ כּֽ͏ַחֲגָבִ֔ים וְכֵ֥ן הָיִ֖ינוּ בְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*wə-šām* *rāʾînû* *ʾet*-*ha-nəp̄îlîm* *bənê* *ʿănāq* *min*-*ha-nəp̄ilîm* *wa-nəhî* *bə-ʿênênû* *ka-ḥăgābîm* *wə-kēn* *hāyînû* *bə-ʿênêhem*", "grammar": { "*wə-šām*": "conjunction + adverb - and there", "*rāʾînû*": "Qal perfect, 1st common plural - we saw", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ha-nəp̄îlîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the Nephilim", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*ʿănāq*": "proper noun - Anak", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*ha-nəp̄ilîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the Nephilim", "*wa-nəhî*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 1st common plural - and we were", "*bə-ʿênênû*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + 1st common plural suffix - in our eyes", "*ka-ḥăgābîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - like grasshoppers", "*wə-kēn*": "conjunction + adverb - and so", "*hāyînû*": "Qal perfect, 1st common plural - we were", "*bə-ʿênêhem*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their eyes" }, "variants": { "*ha-nəp̄îlîm*": "the Nephilim/the giants/the fallen ones", "*bənê* *ʿănāq*": "sons of Anak/descendants of Anak", "*ka-ḥăgābîm*": "like grasshoppers/like locusts [idiom for extremely small]" } }