Deuteronomy 1:28
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Whither shall we go up? the messengers have terrified our hearts, saying: The multitude is very great, and taller than we: the cities are great, and walled up to the sky, we have seen the sons of the Enacims there.

discouraged [heb] melted

Deuteronomy 20:8 After these things are declared they shall add the rest, and shall speak to the people: What man is there that is fearful, and faint hearted? let him go, and return to his house, lest he make the hearts of his brethren to fear, as he himself is possessed with fear.

Exodus 15:15 Then were the princes of Edom troubled, trembling seized on the stout men of Moab: all the inhabitants of Chanaan became stiff.

Joshua 2:9,11,24 I know that the Lord hath given this land to you: for the dread of you is fallen upon us, and all the inhabitants of the land have lost all strength. . . .

Joshua 14:8 But my brethren, that had gone up with me, discouraged the heart of the people: and I nevertheless followed the Lord my God.

Isaiah 13:7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every heart of man shall melt,

Ezekiel 21:7 And when they shall say to thee: Why mournest thou? thou shalt say: For that which I hear: because it cometh, and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be made feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and water shall run down every knee: behold it cometh, and it shall be done, saith the Lord God.

The people

Deuteronomy 9:1,2 Hear, O Israel: Thou shalt go over the Jordan this day; to possess nations very great, and stronger than thyself, cities great, and walled up to the sky, . . .

Numbers 13:28-33 But it hath very strong inhabitants, and the cities are great and walled. We saw there the race of Enac. . . .

we have seen

Deuteronomy 9:2 A people great and tall, the sons of the Enacims, whom thou hast seen, and heard of, against whom no man is able to stand.

Joshua 11:22 He left not any of the stock of the Enacims, in the land of the children of Israel: except the cities of Gaza, and Geth, and Azotus, in which alone they were left.

Joshua 15:14 And Caleb destroyed out of it the three sons of Enac, Sesai and Ahiman, and Tholmai of the race of Enac.

Judges 1:10,20 And Juda going forward against the Chanaanite, that dwelt in Hebron, (the name whereof was in former times Cariath-Arbe) slew Sesai, and Ahiman, and Tholmai: . . .

2 Samuel 21:16-22 Jesbibenob, who was of the race of Arapha, the iron of whose spear weighed three hundred ounces, being girded with a new sword, attempted to kill David. . . .

Context
Israel's Rebellion
27You murmured in your tents, and said: The Lord hateth us, and therefore he hath brought us out of the land of Egypt, that he might deliver us into the hand of the Amorrhite, and destroy us. 28Whither shall we go up? the messengers have terrified our hearts, saying: The multitude is very great, and taller than we: the cities are great, and walled up to the sky, we have seen the sons of the Enacims there.29And I said to you: Fear not, neither be ye afraid of them:…
Cross References
Genesis 11:4
And they said: Come, let us make a city and a tower, the top whereof may reach to heaven; and let us make our name famous before we be scattered abroad into all lands.

Numbers 13:28
But it hath very strong inhabitants, and the cities are great and walled. We saw there the race of Enac.

Numbers 13:31
But the others, that had been with him, said: No, we are not able to go up to this people, because they are stronger than we.

Numbers 13:33
There we saw certain monsters of the sons of Enac, of the giant kind: in comparison of whom, we seemed like locusts.

Deuteronomy 1:29
And I said to you: Fear not, neither be ye afraid of them:

Deuteronomy 9:1
Hear, O Israel: Thou shalt go over the Jordan this day; to possess nations very great, and stronger than thyself, cities great, and walled up to the sky,

Deuteronomy 9:2
A people great and tall, the sons of the Enacims, whom thou hast seen, and heard of, against whom no man is able to stand.

Lexicon
Where
אָנָ֣ה ׀ (’ā·nāh)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 575: Where?, whither?, when?, hither and thither

can we
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 587: We

go?
עֹלִ֗ים (‘ō·lîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively

Our brothers
אַחֵינוּ֩ (’a·ḥê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

have made our hearts melt,
הֵמַ֨סּוּ (hê·mas·sū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 4549: To liquefy, to waste, to faint

saying:
לֵאמֹ֗ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

‘The people
עַ֣ם (‘am)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

are larger
גָּד֤וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent

and taller
וָרָם֙ (wā·rām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise

than we are;
מִמֶּ֔נּוּ (mim·men·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

the cities
עָרִ֛ים (‘ā·rîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

are large,
גְּדֹלֹ֥ת (gə·ḏō·lōṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent

with walls up
וּבְצוּרֹ֖ת (ū·ḇə·ṣū·rōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1219: To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose

to the heavens.
בַּשָּׁמָ֑יִם (baš·šā·mā·yim)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8064: Heaven, sky

We even
וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

saw
רָאִ֥ינוּ (rā·’î·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

the descendants
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of the Anakim
עֲנָקִ֖ים (‘ă·nā·qîm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6062: Anakim -- 'neck', a giant people around Hebron and in Philistia

there.’”
שָֽׁם׃ (šām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither


Additional Translations
Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying: ‘The people are larger and taller than we are; the cities are large, with walls up to the heavens. We even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.’”Where shall we go up? our brothers 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.

Whither are we going up? our brethren have made our heart to melt, saying, The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.

Whither do we go up? and your brethren drew away your heart, saying, It is a great nation and populous, and mightier than we; and there are cities great and walled up to heaven: moreover we saw there the sons of the giants.

Whither shall we go up? Our brethren have made our hearts melt, saying, [They are] a people greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.

Whither are we going up? our brethren have made our heart to melt, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fenced up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.

Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people are 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.

Where are we going up? our brothers have made our heart to melt, saying, 'The people are greater and taller than we; the cities are great and fortified up to the sky; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.'"

whither are we going up? our brethren have melted our heart, saying, A people greater and taller than we, cities great and fenced to heaven, and also sons of Anakim -- we have seen there.
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