בָּצַר

“Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.”

“In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.”

“against every high tower, against every fortified wall,”

“The fiftieth year will be a Jubilee for you; you are not to sow the land or reap its aftergrowth or harvest the untended vines.”

“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.’””

“Hear, O Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities fortified to the heavens.”

“When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you must not go over the vines again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.”

“All these cities were fortified with high walls and gates and bars, and there were many more unwalled villages.”

“You are not to reap the aftergrowth of your harvest or gather the grapes of your untended vines. The land must have a year of complete rest.”