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Deuteronomy 1:28-30
New English Translation
Deuteronomy 1:28-30
New English Translation
28 What is going to happen to us? Our brothers have drained away our courage[a] by describing people who are more numerous[b] and taller than we are, and great cities whose defenses appear to be as high as heaven[c] itself! Moreover, they said they saw[d] Anakites[e] there.” 29 So I responded to you, “Do not be terrified[f] of them! 30 The Lord your God is about to go[g] ahead of you; he will fight for you, just as you saw him do in Egypt[h]
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- Deuteronomy 1:28 tn Heb “have caused our hearts to melt.”
- Deuteronomy 1:28 tn Heb “greater.” Many English versions understand this to refer to physical size or strength rather than numbers (cf. “stronger,” NAB, NIV, NRSV; “bigger,” NASB).
- Deuteronomy 1:28 tn Or “as the sky.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.
- Deuteronomy 1:28 tn Heb “we have seen.”
- Deuteronomy 1:28 tn Heb “the sons of the Anakim.”sn Anakites were giant people (Num 13:33; Deut 2:10, 21; 9:2) descended from a certain Anak whose own forefather Arba founded the city of Kiriath Arba, i.e., Hebron (Josh 21:11).
- Deuteronomy 1:29 tn Heb “do not tremble and do not be afraid.” Two synonymous commands are combined for emphasis.
- Deuteronomy 1:30 tn The Hebrew participle indicates imminent future action here, though some English versions treat it as a predictive future (“will go ahead of you,” NCV; cf. also TEV, CEV).
- Deuteronomy 1:30 tn Heb “according to all which he did for you in Egypt before your eyes.”
Deuteronomy 1:28-30
New International Version
Deuteronomy 1:28-30
New International Version
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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