Deuteronomy 1:28

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
up	עֹלִ֗ים 'o.Lim	H5927	to ascend · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
brethren	אַחֵינוּ֩ 'a.chei.Nu	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
discouraged	הֵמַ֨סּוּ he.Ma.su	H4549	to liquefy · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural
heart	לְבָבֵ֜נוּ le.va.Ve.nu	H3824	the heart (as the most interior organ) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
saying	לֵאמֹ֗ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
people	עַ֣ם 'am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
greater	גָּד֤וֹל ga.Dol	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
taller	וָרָם֙ va.Ram	H7311	to be high actively · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
cities	עָרִ֛ים 'a.Rim	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common masculine plural absolute
great	גְּדֹלֹ֥ת ge.do.Lot	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, feminine plural absolute
up	וּבְצוּרֹ֖ת u.ve.tzu.Rot	H1219	to gather grapes · conjunction + adjective, feminine plural absolute
heaven	בַּשָּׁמָ֑יִם ba.sha.Ma.yim	H8064	the sky (as aloft · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
seen	רָאִ֥ינוּ ra.'I.nu	H7200	to see · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common plural
sons	בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Anakims	עֲנָקִ֖ים 'a.na.Kim	H6062	an Anakite or descendant of Anak · noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Numbers 13:28-33 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 Ana…
Deuteronomy 9:1-2 Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fence…
Joshua 11:22 There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.
Joshua 14:8 Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.
Joshua 15:14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Judges 1:20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak.
2 Samuel 21:16-22 And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being gi…
Exodus 15:15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall mel…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 1:19–end

Moses here makes a large rehearsal of the fatal turn which was given to their affairs by their own sins, and God's wrath, when, from the very borders of Canaan, the honour of conquering it, and the pleasure of possessing it, the whole generation was hurried back into the wilderness, and their carcases fell there. It was a memorable story; we read it Num. 13 and 14, but divers circumstances are found here which are not related there. I. He reminds them of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea (Deu 1:19), through that great and terrible wilderness. This he takes notice of, 1. To make them sensible of the great goodness of God to them, in guiding them through so great a wilderness, and protec…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:28

the cities are great, and walled up to heaven--an Oriental metaphor, meaning very high. The Arab marauders roam about on horseback, and hence the walls of St. Catherine's monastery on Sinai are so lofty that travellers are drawn up by a pulley in a basket. Anakims--(See on Num 13:33). The honest and uncompromising language of Moses, in reminding the Israelites of their perverse conduct and outrageous rebellion at the report of the treacherous and fainthearted scouts, affords a strong evidence of the truth of this history as well as of the divine authority of his mission. There was great reason for his dwelling on this dark passage in their history, as it was their unbelief that excluded th…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 1:28

Whither shall we go up?.... What way can we go up into the land? where is there any access for us? the mountain we are come to, and directed to go up, is possessed by the Amorites, a strong and mighty people, who keep and guard the passes, that there is no entrance: our brethren have discouraged our hearts; ten of the spies; for Joshua and Caleb encouraged them with very powerful arguments, which had they listened to, it would have been well for them: saying, the people is greater and taller than we; more in number, larger in bulk of body, and higher in stature: the cities are great, and walled up to heaven; an hyperbolical expression; their fears exaggerated the account of the spies; the…

Dictionary and topics

Exodus — The great deliverance wrought for the children of Isreal when they were brought out of the land of Egypt with “a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm” (Ex 12:51; Deut. 26:8; Ps 114; 136), about…
Anakim · A race of giants — A race of giants
Anakim, The · Were called: The sons of the Anakim — Were called: The sons of the Anakim
Canaanites, The · Had many strong cities — Had many strong cities
Cities · Surrounded with walls — Surrounded with walls
Cowardice · In fearing to attempt the conquest of — In fearing to attempt the conquest of
Faith · ENJOINE — ENJOINE
Murmuring · .Israelites — .Israelites
Reproof · .Moses, of the Israelites — .Moses, of the Israelites
Walls · Of cities: Often very high — Of cities: Often very high

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 1:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 1:19–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:28

John Gill on Deuteronomy 1:28

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 1:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 1:19–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 1:28

John Gill on Deuteronomy 1:28

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 1:26-33

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 1:19–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 1:28

Rashi on Deuteronomy 1:28