Numbers 13:33

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim. To ourselves, we seemed like grasshoppers, and we seemed the same to them."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, descendants of the giants; and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And there we saw{H7200} the Nephilim,{H5303} the sons{H1121} of Anak,{H6061} who come of the Nephilim:{H5303} and we were in our own sight{H5869} as grasshoppers,{H2284} and so we were in their sight.{H5869}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And there we saw{H7200}{(H8804)} the giants{H5303}, the sons{H1121} of Anak{H6061}, which come of the giants{H5303}: and we were in our own sight{H5869} as grasshoppers{H2284}, and so we were in their sight{H5869}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And there we sawe also geantes the childre of Enack which are of the geautes. And we semed in oure syght as it were greshoppers and so we dyd in their sighte.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    We sawe giauntes there also, yee giauntes as the children of Enack: and we semed in oure sighte as ye greshoppers, and so dyd we in their sighte.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    (13:34) For there we sawe gyants, the sonnes of Anak, which come of the gyants, so that we seemed in our sight like grashoppers: and so wee were in their sight.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And there we sawe also giauntes the chyldren of Anac whiche come of the giauntes: And we seemed in our sight as it were grashoppers, and so we dyd in their sight.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, [which come] of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    There we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and there we saw the Nephilim, sons of Anak, of the Nephilim; and we are in our own eyes as grasshoppers; and so we were in their eyes.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And there we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And there we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    There we saw those great men, the sons of Anak, offspring of the Nephilim: and we seemed to ourselves no more than insects, and so we seemed to them.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    There we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    We even saw the Nephilim there(the descendants of Anak came from the Nephilim), and we seemed like grasshoppers both to ourselves and to them.”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 6:4 : 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humanity and had children by them. They were the mighty men of old, men of renown.
  • Deut 1:28 : 28 Where can we go? Our brothers have discouraged us by saying, 'The people are larger and taller than we are, the cities are great and fortified up to the heavens, and we even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.'
  • Deut 3:11 : 11 For only Og, king of Bashan, remained from the remnant of the Rephaim. Look, his bed was made of iron and is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites. It is nine cubits long and four cubits wide, according to the standard cubit.
  • Deut 9:2 : 2 The people are great and tall—the descendants of the Anakim, whom you know and about whom you have heard it said, 'Who can stand before the sons of Anak?'
  • Isa 40:22 : 22 He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
  • 1 Sam 17:4-7 : 4 Then a champion emerged from the Philistine camp, named Goliath, from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span. 5 He wore a bronze helmet on his head and a coat of scale armor that weighed five thousand shekels of bronze. 6 He also wore bronze greaves on his legs and carried a bronze javelin slung between his shoulders. 7 The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and its iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels. His shield-bearer went ahead of him.
  • 1 Sam 17:42 : 42 When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him, for David was just a young man, ruddy and handsome in appearance.
  • 2 Sam 21:20-22 : 20 In still another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in total. He too was descended from Rapha. 21 He taunted Israel, but Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him down. 22 These four were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and his men.
  • 1 Chr 11:23 : 23 And he struck down an Egyptian who was five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver's rod in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.
  • Deut 2:10 : 10 The Emim used to live there, a people great and numerous and as tall as the Anakites.
  • Num 13:22 : 22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak, were living. (Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Num 13:27-32
    6 verses
    83%

    27 They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed it flows with milk and honey. Here is its fruit.

    28 However, the people who live there are strong, and the cities are large and very fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.

    29 The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites dwell in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan.

    30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.”

    31 But the men who had gone up with him said, "We cannot attack these people, for they are stronger than we are."

    32 And they spread a bad report about the land they had explored among the Israelites, saying, "The land we explored devours those who live in it, and all the people we saw there are of great size.

  • Deut 1:28-29
    2 verses
    78%

    28 Where can we go? Our brothers have discouraged us by saying, 'The people are larger and taller than we are, the cities are great and fortified up to the heavens, and we even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.'

    29 Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified or afraid of them.'

  • Deut 9:2
    73%

    2 The people are great and tall—the descendants of the Anakim, whom you know and about whom you have heard it said, 'Who can stand before the sons of Anak?'

  • Deut 2:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10 The Emim used to live there, a people great and numerous and as tall as the Anakites.

    11 Like the Anakites, they too were considered Rephaim, though the Moabites call them Emim.

  • Deut 2:20-21
    2 verses
    70%

    20 (This land is considered the land of the Rephaim; the Rephaim lived there formerly, but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim.

    21 They were a great and numerous people, as tall as the Anakites. But the LORD destroyed them before the Ammonites, who drove them out and settled in their place.

  • Gen 6:4
    70%

    4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humanity and had children by them. They were the mighty men of old, men of renown.

  • Num 13:18-23
    6 verses
    69%

    18 See what the land is like, and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many.

    19 Is the land they live in good or bad? Are the towns they dwell in unwalled or fortified?

    20 And what is the land like—is it fertile or barren? Does it have trees or not? Be courageous, and bring back some of the fruit of the land.” It was the season for the first ripe grapes.

    21 So they went up and explored the land from the Wilderness of Zin to Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.

    22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak, were living. (Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

    23 When they reached the Valley of Eshcol, they cut off a branch with a single cluster of grapes. They carried it on a pole between two of them, along with some pomegranates and figs.

  • Judg 18:9
    68%

    9 They said, 'Let us go up against them, for we have seen the land and it is very good. Why are you hesitating? Do not delay in going to take possession of the land!'

  • Num 32:9
    68%

    9 They went up to the Valley of Eshcol, saw the land, and discouraged the hearts of the Israelites from entering the land that the Lord had given them.

  • Judg 6:5
    67%

    5 For they came with their livestock and tents, like swarms of locusts in number. Both they and their camels were too many to count, and they invaded the land to devastate it.

  • Josh 2:9-10
    2 verses
    67%

    9 and said to them, "I know that the LORD has given you this land and that fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you.

    10 We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed.

  • Num 14:7
    66%

    7 And they said to the entire Israelite assembly, "The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good.

  • Deut 1:25
    66%

    25 Taking with them some of the fruit of the land, they brought it back to us. And they reported, 'The land that the LORD our God is giving us is good.'

  • Judg 7:12
    66%

    12 Midian, Amalek, and all the people of the east were lying in the valley as thick as locusts. Their camels were too numerous to count, like the sand on the seashore.

  • Josh 12:4
    66%

    4 Og, king of Bashan, one of the last of the Rephaim, who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei,

  • Deut 29:7
    65%

    7 We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • Num 14:9
    65%

    9 Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for we will devour them. Their protection is gone, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them.

  • Josh 11:22
    65%

    22 No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites. Only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any remain.

  • Josh 13:12
    65%

    12 This encompassed the entire kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei, and was the last of the Rephaim. Moses defeated them and dispossessed them.

  • Num 32:17
    65%

    17 But we will arm ourselves quickly and go before the Israelites until we bring them to their place. Meanwhile our children will stay in fortified cities, safe from the inhabitants of the land.

  • Josh 2:24
    65%

    24 They said to Joshua, "The LORD has surely given the whole land into our hands; all the inhabitants of the land are melting in fear because of us."

  • 1 Sam 14:10
    65%

    10 But if they say, 'Come up to us,' we will go up, for the Lord has handed them over to us. That will be our sign.

  • 1 Sam 17:4
    65%

    4 Then a champion emerged from the Philistine camp, named Goliath, from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span.

  • Deut 1:19
    65%

    19 Then we set out from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which you saw, on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us. And we came to Kadesh-barnea.

  • Num 14:3
    65%

    3 Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?

  • 2 Chr 20:11
    64%

    11 'See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession you gave us as an inheritance.'

  • Deut 3:1
    64%

    1 Then we turned and traveled on the road to Bashan. Og, king of Bashan, came out with all his people to confront us in battle at Edrei.

  • Gen 42:30
    64%

    30 They said, 'The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.'

  • Deut 1:22
    64%

    22 Then all of you approached me and said, 'Let us send men ahead of us to explore the land and bring back a report about the route we should take and the cities we will come to.'

  • Deut 3:3
    64%

    3 So the LORD our God also gave us Og, king of Bashan, and all his people. We struck them down until no survivors remained.

  • Josh 9:11
    64%

    11 So our elders and all the inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for the journey and go to meet them. Tell them: We are your servants; now make a treaty with us.’