unfoldingWord_en_tn/deu/01/28.md

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Where can we go now?

Here this question emphasizes how afraid they were. This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. AT: "We have nowhere to go." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

made our heart to melt

This means that they became afraid. AT: "made us very afraid" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

are fortified up to the heavens

This is an exaggeration that emphasizes how frightened the people were because the cities were so large and strong. AT: "have walls so high it is like they reach up to the heavens" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole)

sons of the Anakim

These are descendants of the Anak people who were very large and fierce. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)