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a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you have heard say, Who can stand before the sons of Anak?
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A Legendary Foe
Commentators like Ellicott and Gill explain that the phrase 'Who can stand before the sons of Anak?' was a common, proverbial saying. Israel knew of these giants by the report of the spies, and their fearsome reputation was legendary. The challenge was not just large, but famously impossible from a human perspective.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
Whom thou knowest. —The pronoun is emphatic. The twelve spies, two of whom were still living, had seen them ([Reference Numbers 13…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
A people great and tall Of a large bulky size, and of an high stature, so that the spies seemed to be as grasshopper…
Presbyterian
Moses represents the strength of the enemies they were now to encounter. This was intended to drive them to God and engage their hope in Him. He as…
