unfoldingWord_en_tn/num/13/32.md

# they spread around ... They said

Here "they" refers to all of the men who examined the land except for Caleb and Joshua.

# the land that they had examined

Here "they" refers to all of the men who examined the land including Caleb and Joshua.

# a land that eats up its inhabitants

The men speak of the land, or the people of the land, being very dangerous as if the land ate up people. AT: "a very dangerous land" or "a land where the people will kill us" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# Anak

This is the name of a man. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# In our own sight ... in their sight

Here sight represents evaluation and judgement. AT: "In our own opinion ... in their opinion" or "In our own judgement ... in their judgement" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# we were like grasshoppers in comparison with them

The men speak of grasshoppers to show how very small they thought themselves to be compared to the people of the land. AT: "we are as small as grasshoppers in comparison with them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/report]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/giant]]