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Numbers 13:33

King James Version (KJV)

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Numbers 13:33

Verse 33 of 33

Scripture focus

And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, [which come] of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

Numbers 13:33 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 13:33

Theological / Devotional

Giants. The word translated “giants” could be from the verb “to fall.” The same word is used in Gen. 6:4. This may refer to men who fall by the sword, and so refer to the land eating up the inhabitants (v. 32), or, it may mean men whose giant stature causes the hearts of others to fall through fear (see on Gen. 6:4). The related verb is used to express violent death (1 Sam. 4:10 ; 14:13).

As grasshoppers. In Isa. 40:22 the same expression is used of men in the sight of God. Such word pictures are common in Semitic languages (1 Sam. 24:14; 26:20; 1 Kings 20:27).

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