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28 What shall we meet with up there? Our men have made our hearts melt by saying, ‘The people are bigger and taller than we, and their cities are large and fortified to the sky; besides, we saw the Anakim[a] there.’”(A)

29 But I said to you, “Have no dread or fear of them. 30 (B)The Lord, your God, who goes before you, is the one who will fight for you, just as he acted with you before your very eyes in Egypt,

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Footnotes

  1. 1:28 Anakim: a people proverbially notable for height, mentioned in pre-Israelite Egyptian texts, and in the biblical tradition associated with the region of Hebron and the hill country of Judah (Nm 13:22, 28, 33; Jos 11:21; 14:12, 15).

28 Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt in fear. They say, ‘The people are stronger and taller(A) than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the sky. We even saw the Anakites(B) there.’”

29 Then I said to you, “Do not be terrified; do not be afraid(C) of them.(D) 30 The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight(E) for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes,

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