God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 9:26
26I prayed to the Lord and said, “Almighty Lord, don’t destroy your people. They belong to you. You saved them by your great power and used your mighty hand to bring them out of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 9:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I prayed therefore unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
- New International Version (NIV)I prayed to the Lord and said, “Sovereign Lord, do not destroy your people, your own inheritance that you redeemed by your great power and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And I prayed to the Lord, 'O Lord God, do not destroy your people and your heritage, whom you have redeemed through your greatness, whom you have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I prayed to the Lord, and said: ‘O Lord God, do not destroy Your people and Your inheritance whom You have redeemed through Your greatness, whom You have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
Context of Deuteronomy 9:26
24You’ve rebelled against the Lord as long as I’ve known you. 25I threw myself down in front of the Lord for 40 days and 40 nights because the Lord said he would destroy you. I prayed to the Lord and said, “Almighty Lord, don’t destroy your people. They belong to you. You saved them by your great power and used your mighty hand to bring them out of Egypt. 27Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Disregard the stubbornness, wickedness, and sin of these people. 28Otherwise, the country we left will say, “The Lord wasn’t able to bring them to the land he promised them. He hated them. That’s why he brought them out—to let them die in the desert.”
Read all of Deuteronomy 9Deuteronomy 9:26 word by word
וָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֣ל אֶל־יְהוָה֮ וָאֹמַר֒ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה אַל־תַּשְׁחֵ֤ת עַמְּךָ֙ וְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּדִ֖יתָ בְּגָדְלֶ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵ֥אתָ מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם בְּיָ֥ד חֲזָקָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- I prayedפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
- therefore unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- O Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
- destroyשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
- not thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- and thine inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
- which thou hast redeemedפָּדָהpâdâh · to ransomH6299
- through thy greatnessגֹּ֫דֶלgôdel · greatnessH1433
- which thou hast brought forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- out of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- with a mightyחָזָקchâzâq · strongH2389
- handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 9:26
- Exodus 32:11But Moses pleaded with the Lord his God. “Lord,” he said, “why are you so angry with your people whom you brought out of Egypt using your great power and mighty hand?
- Exodus 34:9Then he said, “Lord, please go with us! Even though we are impossible to deal with, forgive our sin and the wrong we have done, and accept us as your own people.”
- Numbers 14:13But Moses said to the Lord, “What if the Egyptians hear about it? (You used your power to take these people away from them.)
- Psalms 99:6Moses and Aaron were among his priests. Samuel was among those who prayed to him. They called to the Lord, and he answered them.
- Psalms 106:23God said he was going to destroy them, but Moses, his chosen one, stood in his way to prevent him from exterminating them.
- Jeremiah 14:21For the sake of your name, don’t despise us. Don’t dishonor your glorious throne. Remember your promise to us; don’t break it.
- 1 Kings 8:51because they are your own people whom you brought out of Egypt from the middle of an iron smelter.
- Deuteronomy 9:29They are your people. They belong to you. You used your great strength and powerful arm to bring them out ⌞of Egypt⌟.
- Deuteronomy 32:9But the Lord’s people were his property. Jacob was his own possession.
- Psalms 74:1Why, O God, have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep in your care?
- Isaiah 63:19We have become like those whom you never ruled, like those who are not called by your name.
- Deuteronomy 7:8You were chosen because the Lord loved you and kept the oath he swore to your ancestors. So he used his mighty hand to bring you out. He freed you from slavery under Pharaoh (the king of Egypt).
- Deuteronomy 13:5That prophet or dreamer must be put to death because he preached rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and freed you from slavery. He was trying to lead you away from following the directions the Lord your God gave you. You must get rid of this evil.
- Deuteronomy 15:15Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the Lord your God freed you. That’s why I’m giving you this command today.
- Deuteronomy 21:8Lord, make peace with your people Israel, whom you freed. Don’t let the guilt of this unsolved murder remain among your people Israel.” Then there will be peace with the Lord despite the murder.
- Deuteronomy 26:7We cried out to the Lord God of our ancestors, and he heard us. He saw our misery, suffering, and oppression.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 9:26
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-29Verses 7-29 That the Israelites might have no pretence to think that God brought them to Canaan for their righteousness, Moses shows what a miracle of mercy it was, that they had not been destroyed in the wilderness. It is good for us often to remember against ourselves, with sorrow and shame, our former sins; that we may see how much we are indebted to free grace, and may humbly own that we never merited any thing but wrath and the curse at God's hand…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26The Lord redeemed Israel from their bondage in Egypt by his own gracious efforts on their behalf.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-2912-29. Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people ... have corrupted themselves--With a view to humble them effectually, Moses proceeds to particularize some of the most atrocious instances of their infidelity. He begins with the impiety of the golden calf--an impiety which, while their miraculous emancipation from Egypt, the most stupendous displays of the Divine Majesty that were exhibited on the adjoining mount, and the recent ratification…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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