Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 9:2
2The people are strong and tall, the descendants of the Anakim. You know about them, and you have heard it said, “Who can stand up to the sons of Anak?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The people | עַֽם־ | ‘am- | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| are strong | גָּד֥וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| and tall | וָרָ֖ם | wā·rām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| the descendants | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of the Anakim | עֲנָקִ֑ים | ‘ă·nā·qîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6062 neck |
| You | אַתָּ֤ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| know | יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ | yā·ḏa‘·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| about them | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| and you | וְאַתָּ֣ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| have heard it said | שָׁמַ֔עְתָּ | šā·ma‘·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| Who | מִ֣י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can stand up | יִתְיַצֵּ֔ב | yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand |
| to | לִפְנֵ֖י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the sons | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Anak | עֲנָֽק׃ | ‘ă·nāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6061 neck |
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