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23 
“You made their children as numerous as the stars of heaven,
And You brought them into the land
Which You told their fathers to enter and possess.
24 
“So their sons (descendants) went in and took possession of the land;
And You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites,
And You gave them into their hand, with their kings and the peoples of the land,
To do with them as they pleased.
25 
“They captured fortified cities and a fertile land.
They took possession of houses full of all good things,
Hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves,
And [a]fruit trees in abundance.
So they ate and were filled and became fat,
And they reveled and were delighted in Your great goodness.

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  1. Nehemiah 9:25 Lit food.

23 You made their children as numerous as the stars in the sky,(A) and you brought them into the land that you told their parents to enter and possess. 24 Their children went in and took possession of the land.(B) You subdued(C) before them the Canaanites, who lived in the land; you gave the Canaanites into their hands, along with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with them as they pleased. 25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land;(D) they took possession of houses filled with all kinds of good things,(E) wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. They ate to the full and were well-nourished;(F) they reveled in your great goodness.(G)

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