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10 You performed awesome signs[a] against Pharaoh, against his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that the Egyptians[b] had acted presumptuously[c] against them. You made for yourself a name that is celebrated to this day.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 9:10 tn Heb “signs and wonders.” This phrase is a hendiadys. The second noun functions adjectivally, while the first noun retains its full nominal sense: “awesome signs” or “miraculous signs.”
  2. Nehemiah 9:10 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Egyptians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. Nehemiah 9:10 tn Or “arrogantly” (so NASB); NRSV “insolently.”