Nehemiah 9:7-9

King James Version

⁷Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;

⁸And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:

⁹And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;

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Nehemiah 9:7-9

New International Version

⁷“You are the Lord God, who chose Abram^(A) and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans^(B) and named him Abraham.^(C) ⁸You found his heart faithful to you, and you made a covenant with him to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites and Girgashites.^(D) You have kept your promise^(E) because you are righteous.^(F)

⁹“You saw the suffering of our ancestors in Egypt;^(G) you heard their cry at the Red Sea.^[a]^(H)

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Footnotes

Nehemiah 9:9 Or the Sea of Reeds

Nehemiah 9:7-9

New King James Version

⁷“You are the Lord God,
Who chose ^(A)Abram,
And brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans,
And gave him the name ^(B)Abraham;
⁸You found his heart ^(C)faithful before You,
And made a ^(D)covenant with him
To give the land of the Canaanites,
The Hittites, the Amorites,
The Perizzites, the Jebusites,
And the Girgashites—
To give it to his descendants.
You ^(E)have performed Your words,
For You are righteous.