Deuteronomy 9:2
A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak! A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak!
Moses was rehearsing God's acts and laws for Israel when these words were spoken. That rehearsal took place before the people crossed the Jordan. The crossing ahead of them was the entrance into the promised land.