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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! (KJV)
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עַֽם\־'am-a 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 9:2 word 1
גָּד֥וֹלga.Dolgreat
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 9:2 word 2
וָרָ֖םva.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 9:2 word 3
בְּנֵ֣יbe.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 9:2 word 4
עֲנָקִ֑ים'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 1:28, Deuteronomy 2:10, Deuteronomy 2:11, Deuteronomy 2:21, Joshua 11:21, Joshua 11:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6062; TAHOT Deuteronomy 9:2 word 5
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhom
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 9:2 word 6
אַתָּ֤ה'a.Tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 9:2 word 7
יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.tayou know
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Deuteronomy 9:2 word 8
וְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tahand you
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 9:2 word 9
שָׁמַ֔עְתָּsha.Ma'.tayou have heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 9:2 word 10
מִ֣יmiwho?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Deuteronomy 9:2 word 11
יִתְיַצֵּ֔בyit.ya.Tzevwill he stand
Lemma: יָצַב (ya.tsav) · Strong's: H3320
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)
Meaning: to stand
Used 48 times. Also: Exodus 2:4, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:13, Exodus 14:13, Exodus 19:17, Exodus 34:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3320; TAHOT Deuteronomy 9:2 word 12
לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 9:2 word 13
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 9:2 word 14
עֲנָֽק\׃'a.NakAnak
Lemma: עֲנָק (a.naq) · Strong's: H6061
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Anak
Used 9 times. Also: Numbers 13:22, Numbers 13:28, Numbers 13:33, Joshua 15:13, Joshua 15:14, Joshua 21:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6061; TAHOT Deuteronomy 9:2 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| are strong | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| and tall | → | רוּם H7311A to exalt |
| the descendants | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of the Anakim | → | עֲנָקִי H6062 Anakite |
| You | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| about them | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| and you | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| have heard it said | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| Who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| can stand up | → | יָצַב H3320 to stand |
| to | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Anak | → | עֲנָק H6061 Anak |
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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