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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXXλαὸν μέγαν καὶ πολὺν καὶ εὐμήκη, υἱοὺς Ἐνάκ, οὓς σὺ οἶσθα, καὶ σὺ ἀκήκοας, τίς ἀντιστήσεται κατὰ πρόσωπον υἱῶν Ἐνάκ; (laon megan kai polun kai eumaʸkaʸ, huious Enak, hous su oistha, kai su akaʸkoas, tis antistaʸsetai kata prosōpon huiōn Enak; )
BrTra people great and many and tall, the sons of Enac, whom thou knowest, and concerning whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Enac?
ULTa people great and tall, the sons of the Anakites, whom you yourself know, and you yourself have heard, ‘Who can stand before the faces of the sons of Anak?’
USTThe people in the land are strong and tall. Some of them are descendants of Anak. You know about them, and you have heard people say that no one can defeat the descendants of Anak.
BSBThe 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?”
NETThey include the Anakites, a numerous and tall people whom you know about and of whom it is said, “Who is able to resist the Anakites?”
LSVa people great and tall, sons of Anakim, whom you have known, and [of whom] you have heard: Who stations himself before sons of Anak?
FBVThe people are strong and tall; they are the descendants of the Anakim. You all know about them and you have heard the saying, “Who could ever defeat the sons of Anak?”
T4TThose people are very tall and strong. Some of them are giants who are descendants of Anak. You know about them, and you have heard people say that no one [RHQ] can defeat the descendants of Anak.
LEBa great and tall people, the sons of the Anakites, whom you know and of whom you have heard it said, ‘Who could stand before the sons of Anak?’
BBEA people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, of whom you have knowledge and of whom it has been said, All are forced to give way before the sons of Anak.
JPSa people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say: 'Who can stand before the sons of Anak?'
ASVa people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the sons of Anak?
DRAA People great and tall, the sons of the Enacims, whom thou hast seen, and heard of, against whom no man is able to stand.
YLTa people great and tall, sons of Anakim, whom thou — thou hast known, (and thou — thou hast heard: Who doth station himself before sons of Anak?)
Drbya people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard [say], Who can stand before the sons of Anak!
RVa people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the sons of Anak?
WbstrA people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard it said , Who can stand before the children of Anak!
KJB-1769A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak! (A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou/you knowest, and of whom thou/you hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak! )
KJB-1611[fn]A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak? (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)
BshpsA people great & tall, euen the children of the Anakims, whiche thou knowest of, & of whom thou hast heard say, who wyll stand before the children of Anac? (A people great and tall, even the children of the Anakims, which thou/you knowest/know of, and of whom thou/you hast heard say, who will stand before the children of Anac?)
GnvaA people great and tall, euen the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak? (A people great and tall, even the children of the Anakims, whom thou/you knowest, and of whom thou/you hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak? )
Cvdla greate people and of an hye stature, namely the childre of Enakim, whom thou hast knowne, and of whom thou hast herde saye: Who is able to stonde agaynst the children of Enakim? (a great people and of an high stature, namely the children of Enakim, whom thou/you hast known, and of whom thou/you hast heard say: Who is able to stand against the children of Enakim?)
Wycla greet puple, and hiy; the sones of Enachym, whiche thi silf `siest, and herdist, whiche no man may ayenstonde in the contrarie part. (a great people, and hiy; the sons of Enachym, which thyself/yourself `siest, and herdist, which no man may againsttonde in the contrarie part.)
Luthein groß, hoch Volk, die Kinder Enakim, die du erkannt hast, von denen du auch gehöret hast: Wer kann wider die Kinder Enaks bestehen? (ein groß, hoch people, the children Enakim, the you erkannt hast, from denen you also gehöret hast: Who kann against the children Enaks bestehen?)
ClVgpopulum magnum atque sublimem, filios Enacim, quos ipse vidisti et audisti, quibus nullus potest ex adverso resistere. (populum magnum atque sublimem, filios Enacim, which exactly_that/himself vidisti and audisti, to_whom nullus potest from on_the_contrary resistere. )
Here, sons means “descendants.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the offspring of”
For emphasis, Moses is stating the pronoun you, whose meaning is already included in the verbs know and heard. If your language can state implied pronouns explicitly for emphasis, you may want to use that construction in your translation. Other languages may have other ways of bringing out this emphasis. The ULT does so by using the intensive pronoun yourself. Alternate translation: “you indeed know, and you indeed have heard”
Here, the word heard means “heard rumors of.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and of whom you have heard it said”
Moses is using the question form to emphasize that people were afraid of the Anakites. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “There is no one who can stand before the faces of the sons of Anak.”
Here stand means “resist” or “oppose in battle.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “can endure in battle”
Here, faces represents the presence of people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “before”
Though located in the arid desert region south of Israel, the town of Kadesh-barnea was relatively well supplied with water, making it one of the most important oases in the entire region. Multiple springs can be found within 6 miles (10 km) of Kadesh, including Ain Qedeis (possibly Hazar-addar), Ain el-Qudeirat (Kadesh-barnea), el-Qoseimeh (possibly Karka), and el-Muweilah (possibly Azmon), all of which drain into the Wadi al-Arish, likely the biblical Brook of Egypt, about 14 miles (23 km) to the west. Kadesh and its springs are sandwiched between the biblical locations of the Wilderness of Zin and the Wilderness of Paran, which explains why Kadesh is sometimes associated in Scripture with Zin (Numbers 20:1; 33:36; Deuteronomy 32:51) and other times with Paran (Numbers 13:26). The site is first mentioned in Scripture as one of the places through which Chedorlaomer’s army passed on its way to reconquer the cities of the plain (Genesis 14), and apparently at that time it was called Enmishpat, meaning “spring of judgment” (see “The Battle at the Valley of Siddim” map). Later Kadesh became a central location for the Israelites after they left Mount Sinai (and possibly before this as they traveled to Mount Sinai; see “The Route of the Exodus” map) and prepared to enter Canaan. From there they sent spies to scout out the land, but when the spies returned with an intimidating report about the inhabitants of Canaan, the people became afraid and longed to return to Egypt (Numbers 13-14; Deuteronomy 1:19-45). As punishment, the Lord condemned that generation to wander in the wilderness, apparently in the general area of Kadesh, until the people died off. Moses’ sister Miriam later died at Kadesh and was buried there (Numbers 20:1). Then, when the springs of Kadesh must have been producing little water, the people became angry with Moses again, so he struck a rock, causing water to flow from it (Numbers 20:2-13). After this, Moses called the place Meribah, meaning “quarreling” (Numbers 13; see also Numbers 20:24; 27:14; Deuteronomy 33:8; Psalm 81:7; 95:8; 106:32). It was also from Kadesh that Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom, asking permission to pass through his land as the Israelites made their way to Canaan. When the king of Edom refused, they turned back and traveled to Mount Hor instead (Numbers 20:14-22; Deuteronomy 1:46-2:1; Judges 11:16-17; see “The Journey to Abel-Shittim” map). After the Israelites entered Canaan, Kadesh marked the extreme southern boundary of Israel’s land (Numbers 33:4; Joshua 10:41; 15:3). Kadesh is never explicitly mentioned in Scripture after this except in reference to earlier events that happened there.
