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You found ·him [L his heart] faithful to you,
    so you made an ·agreement [covenant; treaty] with him
to give his ·descendants [L seed] the land of the Canaanites,
    Hittites, Amorites,
    Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites.
You have ·kept [fulfilled] your ·promise [word],
    because you ·do what is right [are righteous].

“You saw our ·ancestors [fathers] ·suffering [miserable; afflicted; in distress] in Egypt
    and heard them cry out ·at [beside] the ·Red Sea [L Sea of Reeds; Ex. 14–15].
10 You ·did [performed; displayed] signs and ·miracles [wonders] against ·the king of Egypt [L Pharaoh],
    and against all his ·officers [officials; servants] and all the people of his land,
    because you knew how ·proud [arrogant; insolent] they were to them [C Israel’s ancestors].
You ·became as famous [L made a name for yourself] ·as you are today [which remains to this day].

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You 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.(A) You have kept your promise(B) because you are righteous.(C)

“You saw the suffering of our ancestors in Egypt;(D) you heard their cry at the Red Sea.[a](E) 10 You sent signs(F) and wonders(G) against Pharaoh, against all his officials and all the people of his land, for you knew how arrogantly the Egyptians treated them. You made a name(H) for yourself,(I) which remains to this day.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 9:9 Or the Sea of Reeds