Deuteronomy 9:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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!

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

ʿam-gādôl wārām bĕnê ʿănāqîm ʾăšer ʾattâ yādaʿtā wĕʾattâ šāmaʿtā who yityaṣṣēb before bĕnê ʿănāq

Grammar Details

*ʿam*: noun, masculine singular construct - people of
*gādôl*: adjective, masculine singular - great/large
*wārām*: conjunction + adjective, masculine singular - and tall/high
*bĕnê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of/children of
*ʿănāqîm*: proper noun, masculine plural - Anakim
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - whom/which/that
*ʾattâ*: pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you
*yādaʿtā*: verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you knew
*wĕʾattâ*: conjunction + pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - and you
*šāmaʿtā*: verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you heard
*yityaṣṣēb*: verb, hitpael imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will stand/withstand
*ʿănāq*: proper noun - Anak

Word Meanings

*ʿam*: people/nation/tribe
*rām*: tall/high/lofty/proud
*bĕnê*: sons/children/descendants
*yādaʿtā*: knew/recognized/acknowledged
*šāmaʿtā*: heard/listened to/obeyed
*yityaṣṣēb*: stand before/withstand/take position against

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Referenced Verses

Num 13:22 : 22 And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were.(Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
Num 13:28 : 28 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.
Num 13:33 : 33 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.
Deut 2:11-12 : 11 Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims. 12 The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.
Deut 2:21 : 21 A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:
Deut 7:24 : 24 And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them.
Job 11:10 : 10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?
Dan 8:4 : 4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
Dan 11:16 : 16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.
Nah 1:6 : 6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
Exod 9:11 : 11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

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