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You found that his heart was faithful to you.
You made a promise[a] to him to give the land of the Canaanites, Hittites,
    Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites to his descendants.
You kept your promise because you are fair.

The Exodus

You saw how our ancestors suffered in Egypt,
    and you heard them crying at the Red Sea.
10 You performed miraculous signs and did amazing things to Pharaoh
    and all his servants and all the people in his land
        because you knew how arrogantly
            they were treating our ancestors.
You made a name for yourself, a name which remains to this day.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 9:8 Or “covenant.”

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