Deuteronomy 2:10

“(The Emim lived there formerly, a people great, numerous, and tall like the Anakim.”

Deuteronomy 2:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 2:10, word by word

(The Emimאֵמִיםemim

Emim

Emim, an ancient people who lived where Moab was later.

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livedיָשְׁבוּyashvu

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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formerlyפָנִיםfanim

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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a peopleעַםam

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

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greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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numerousרַבrav

many

A great number of people or things.

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and tallרָםram

be high

To be up above, raised in honor.

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like the Anakimעֲנָקִיםanakim

Anakite

Anakite: a descendant of Anak, a people of very tall men who lived in Canaan.

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The context

9YHWH said to me, “Do not harass Moab or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of its land as a possession, because I have given Ar to the sons of Lot as a possession.”

10 · This verse (above)

11They too were counted as Rephaim, like the Anakim, but the Moabites call them Emim.

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