Numbers
Numbers 13:33
33We even saw the Nephilim there— the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We even saw | רָאִ֗ינוּ | rā·’î·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H7200 see |
| the Nephilim | הַנְּפִילִ֛ים | han·nə·p̄î·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5303 feller, bully, tyrant |
| there | וְשָׁ֣ם | wə·šām | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| the descendants | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Anak | עֲנָ֖ק | ‘ă·nāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6061 neck |
| that come from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the Nephilim | הַנְּפִלִ֑ים | han·nə·p̄i·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5303 feller, bully, tyrant |
| We seemed | וַנְּהִ֤י | wan·nə·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like grasshoppers | כַּֽחֲגָבִ֔ים | ka·ḥă·ḡā·ḇîm | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2284 locust, grasshopper |
| in our own sight | בְעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙ | ḇə·‘ê·nê·nū | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; first person common plural | H5869 eye |
| and we must have seemed | הָיִ֖ינוּ | hā·yî·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the same to them | וְכֵ֥ן | wə·ḵên | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 1:28 · Genesis 6:4 · Isaiah 40:22 · Deuteronomy 9:2 · 1 Samuel 17:42 · Deuteronomy 3:11 · 1 Samuel 17:4–7 · 1 Chronicles 11:23 · Numbers 13:22 · Deuteronomy 2:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.