Deuteronomy 1:28 Go deeper
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Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there. (KJV)
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אָנָ֣ה\׀'a.Nahwhere?
Lemma: אָן (an) · Strong's: H0575
Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)
Meaning: where?
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 16:8, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 37:30, Exodus 16:28, Numbers 14:11, Joshua 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0575; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 1
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ'a.Nach.nu[are] we
Lemma: אֲנַ֫חְנוּ (a.nach.nu) · Strong's: H0587
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Plural (HPp1bp)
Meaning: we
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:11, Genesis 42:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0587; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 2
עֹלִ֗ים'o.Limgoing up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 3
אַחֵינוּ֩'a.chei.Nucountrymen our
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: brother: compatriot
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 4
הֵמַ֨סּוּhe.Ma.suthey have made melt
Lemma: מָסַס (ma.sas) · Strong's: H4549
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)
Meaning: to melt
Used 21 times. Also: Exodus 16:21, Deuteronomy 20:8, Joshua 2:11, Joshua 5:1, Joshua 7:5, Judges 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4549; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 5
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 6
לְבָבֵ֜נוּle.va.Ve.nuheart our
Lemma: לֵבָב (le.vav) · Strong's: H3824
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 252 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 31:26, Exodus 14:5, Leviticus 19:17, Leviticus 26:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3824; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 7
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 8
עַ֣ם'am[the] people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 9
גָּד֤וֹלga.Dol[is] great
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 10
וָרָם֙va.Ramand lofty
Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to exalt
Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 11
מִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.numore than us
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 12
עָרִ֛ים'a.Rim[the] cities
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 13
גְּדֹלֹ֥תge.do.Lot[are] large
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 14
וּבְצוּרֹ֖תu.ve.tzu.Rotand fortified
Lemma: בָּצַר (ba.tsar) · Strong's: H1219
Parsing: Aafpa (Aafpa)
Meaning: to gather/restrain/fortify
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Leviticus 25:5, Leviticus 25:11, Numbers 13:28, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 9:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1219; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 15
בַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםba.sha.Ma.yimin the heavens
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 16
וְגַם\־ve.gam-and also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 17
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 18
עֲנָקִ֖ים'a.na.Kim[the] Anakites
Lemma: עֲנָקִי (a.na.qi) · Strong's: H6062
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Anakite
Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:10, Deuteronomy 2:11, Deuteronomy 2:21, Deuteronomy 9:2, Joshua 11:21, Joshua 11:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6062; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 19
רָאִ֥ינוּra.'I.nuwe saw
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 20
שָֽׁם\׃Shamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 1:28 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Where | → | אָן H0575 where? |
| can we | → | אֲנַ֫חְנוּ H0587 we |
| go | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| Our brothers | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| have made our hearts melt | → | מָסַס H4549 to melt |
| saying | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| The people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| are larger | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| and taller | → | רוּם H7311A to exalt |
| than we are | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| are large | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| with walls up | → | בָּצַר H1219 to gather/restrain/fortify |
| to the heavens | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
| We even | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| saw | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| the descendants | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of the Anakim | → | עֲנָקִי H6062 Anakite |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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