⁹ the covenant which he made with Abraham,
    his oath to Isaac,
¹⁰ and confirmed it to Jacob for a statute;
    to Israel for an everlasting covenant,
¹¹ saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan,
    the lot of your inheritance,”
¹² when they were but a few men in number,
    yes, very few, and foreigners in it.