Deuteronomy 2:10

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8 “And when we passed beyond our brethren, the descendants of Esau who dwell in Seir, away from the road of the plain, away from ^aElath and Ezion Geber, we ^bturned and passed by way of the Wilderness of Moab.

9 Then the Lord said to me, ‘Do not harass Moab, nor contend with them in battle, for I will not give you any of their land as a possession, because I have given ^aAr to ^bthe descendants of Lot as a possession.’ ”

10 ^a(The Emim had dwelt there in times past, a people as great and numerous and tall as ^bthe Anakim.

11 They were also regarded as¹ giants, like the Anakim, but the Moabites call them Emim.

12 ^aThe Horites formerly dwelt in Seir, but the descendants of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their¹ place, just as Israel did to the land of their possession which the Lord gave them.)

13 “ ‘Now rise and cross over ^athe Valley of the Zered.’ So we crossed over the Valley of the Zered.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 2:10

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American Standard Version
(The Emim dwelt therein aforetime, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim:

Amplified® Bible
(The Emim dwelt there in times past, a people great and many, and tall as the Anakim.

Contemporary English Version
Before the LORD gave the Moabites their land, a large and powerful tribe lived there. They were the Emim, and they were as tall as the Anakim.

Darby English Version
(The Emim dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall as the Anakim.

Good News Bible
(A mighty race of giants called the Emim used to live in Ar. They were as tall as the Anakim, another race of giants.

King James Version
The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;

New American Standard Bible
(The Emim lived there formerly, a people as great, numerous, and tall as the Anakim.

New International Version
(The Emites used to live there—a people strong and numerous, and as tall as the Anakites.

New King James Version
(The Emim had dwelt there in times past, a people as great and numerous and tall as the Anakim.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
(The Emim lived there formerly, a people as great, numerous, and tall as the Anakim.

Revised Standard Version
(The Emim formerly lived there, a people great and many, and tall as the Anakim;

Young's Literal Translation
`The Emim formerly have dwelt in it, a people great, and numerous, and tall, as the Anakim;

New English Translation
(The Emites¹ used to live there, a people as powerful, numerous, and tall as the Anakites.

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