KJV ORIGINAL
A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
They were a great and numerous people, as tall as the Anakites; but the LORD destroyed them so that the other people could take over their land and live there instead.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows how God removed powerful giants from the land so that other nations could settle there in their place.
📚 Historical Context
Moses is recounting to the Israelites how God had already cleared out various giant peoples (like the Anakites) from different lands to make room for other nations to settle. This was part of Moses' speech encouraging Israel that just as God had done this for other peoples, He would do the same for them in conquering the Promised Land.
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