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Deuteronomy 2:21

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:

KJV

populus magnus, et multus, et proceræ longitudinis, sicut Enacim, quos delevit Dominus a facie eorum : et fecit illos habitare pro eis,

Vulgate

ἔθνος μέγα καὶ πολὺ καὶ δυνατώτερον ὑμῶν ὥσπερ οἱ Ἐνακείμ· καὶ ἀπώλεσεν αὐτοὺς Κύριος πρὸ προσώπου αὐτῶν, καὶ κατεκληρονόμησαν καὶ κατῳκίσθησαν ἀντ’ αὐτῶν ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης·

LXX

a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim; but Jehovah destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead;

ASV

עַ֣ם גָּד֥וֹל וְ/רַ֛ב וָ/רָ֖ם כָּ/עֲנָקִ֑ים וַ/יַּשְׁמִידֵ֤/ם יְהוָה֙ מִ/פְּנֵי/הֶ֔ם וַ/יִּירָשֻׁ֖/ם וַ/יֵּשְׁב֥וּ תַחְתָּֽ/ם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
הּ
h
verb · 232×
ו
v
noun · 505×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
ם
m
verb · 90×
עֲנָקִ֑ים
'nqym
noun · 9×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×
רָ֖ם
rm
verb · 189×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Jer 27:5 — I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
  • Num 13:28 — 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.