Nehemiah 9
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Nehemiah 9:22-26

22You also gaveH5414 them kingdomsH4467 and peoplesH5971, And allottedH2505 them to them as a 1boundaryH6285. 2They tookH3423 possessionH3423 of the landH776 of SihonH5511 3the kingH4428 of HeshbonH2809 And the landH776 of OgH5747 the kingH4428 of BashanH1316.23You madeH7235 their sonsH1121 numerousH7235 as 4the starsH3556 of heavenH8064, And You broughtH935 them into the landH776 WhichH834 You had toldH559 their fathersH1 to enterH935 and possessH3423.245So their sonsH1121 enteredH935 and possessedH3423 the landH776. And 6You subduedH3665 beforeH6440 them the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776, the CanaanitesH3669, And You gaveH5414 them into their handH3027, with their kingsH4428 and the peoplesH5971 of the landH776, To doH6213 with them 7as they desiredH7522.258They capturedH3920 fortifiedH1219 citiesH5892 and a 910fertileH8082 landH127. They tookH3423 possessionH3423 of 11housesH1004 fullH4392 of everyH3605 goodH2898 thingH2898, HewnH2672 cisternsH953, vineyardsH3754, oliveH2132 grovesH2132, FruitH3978 treesH6086 in abundanceH7230. So they ateH398, were filledH7646 and 12grewH8080 fatH8080, And 13reveledH5727 in Your greatH1419 goodnessH2898.

26“14But they becameH4784 disobedientH4784 and rebelledH4775 against You, And 15castH7993 Your lawH8451 behindH310 their backsH1458 And 16killedH2026 Your prophetsH5030 whoH834 had 17admonishedH5749 them So that they might returnH7725 to You, And 18they committedH6213 greatH1419 19blasphemiesH5007.

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Notes

  1. 1. Nehemiah 9:22 Lit side, corner ↩
  2. 2. Nehemiah 9:22 Num 21:21-35 ↩
  3. 3. Nehemiah 9:22 So the Gr and the Latin; Heb reads and the land of the king of Heshbon ↩
  4. 4. Nehemiah 9:23 Gen 15:5; 22:17 ↩
  5. 5. Nehemiah 9:24 Josh 11:23; 21:43 ↩
  6. 6. Nehemiah 9:24 Josh 18:1 ↩
  7. 7. Nehemiah 9:24 Lit according to their desire ↩
  8. 8. Nehemiah 9:25 Deut 3:5 ↩
  9. 9. Nehemiah 9:25 Lit fat ↩
  10. 10. Nehemiah 9:25 Num 13:27 ↩
  11. 11. Nehemiah 9:25 Deut 6:11 ↩
  12. 12. Nehemiah 9:25 Deut 32:15 ↩
  13. 13. Nehemiah 9:25 1 Kin 8:66 ↩
  14. 14. Nehemiah 9:26 Judg 2:11 ↩
  15. 15. Nehemiah 9:26 1 Kin 14:9 ↩
  16. 16. Nehemiah 9:26 2 Chr 36:16 ↩
  17. 17. Nehemiah 9:26 Neh 9:30 ↩
  18. 18. Nehemiah 9:26 Neh 9:18 ↩
  19. 19. Nehemiah 9:26 Lit acts of contempt ↩

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