New American Standard Bible 2020

Nehemiah 9:6-15

6 1You aloneH905 are the LordH3068. 2You have madeH6213 the heavensH8064, The heavenH8064 of heavensH8064 with allH3605 their 3lightsH6635, The earthH776 and everythingH3605 that is on it, The seasH3220 and everythingH3605 that is in them. 4You giveH2421 lifeH2421 to allH3605 of them, And the heavenlyH8064 5lightsH6635 bowH2331 downH2331 before You.7You are the LordH3068 GodH430, 6WhoH834 choseH977 AbramH87 And broughtH3318 him outH3318 from 7UrH218 of the ChaldeesH3778, And 8gaveH7760 him the nameH8034 AbrahamH85.8You foundH4672 9his heartH3824 faithfulH539 beforeH6440 You, And madeH3772 a covenantH1285 with him To giveH5414 him the landH776 of the CanaaniteH3669, Of the HittiteH2850 and the AmoriteH567, Of the PerizziteH6522, the JebusiteH2983, and the GirgashiteH1622-- To giveH5414 it to his 10descendantsH2233. And You 11have fulfilledH6965 Your 12promiseH1697, BecauseH3588 You are righteousH6662.

9“13You sawH7200 the afflictionH6040 of our fathersH1 in EgyptH4714, And 14heardH8085 their cryH2201 by the 15RedH5488 SeaH3220.10Then You performedH5414 16signsH226 and wondersH4159 against PharaohH6547, Against allH3605 his servantsH5650 and allH3605 the peopleH5971 of his landH776; For You knewH3045 that 17they actedH2102 arrogantlyH2102 towardH5921 them, And You 18madeH6213 a nameH8034 for Yourself as it is thisH2088 dayH3117.11 19You dividedH1234 the seaH3220 beforeH6440 them, So they passedH5674 through the midstH8432 of the seaH3220 on dryH3004 groundH3004; And You hurledH7993 20their pursuersH7291 into the depthsH4688, LikeH3644 a stoneH68 into 21ragingH5794 watersH4325.12And with a pillarH5982 of cloudH6051 22You ledH5148 them by dayH3119, And with a pillarH5982 of fireH784 by nightH3915 To lightH215 for them the wayH1870 In whichH834 they were to goH1980.13Then 23You cameH3381 downH3381 on MountH2022 SinaiH5514, And 24spokeH1696 with them from heavenH8064; You gaveH5414 them 25justH3477 ordinancesH4941 and trueH571 lawsH8451, GoodH2896 statutesH2706 and commandmentsH4687.14So You madeH3045 knownH3045 to them 26Your holyH6944 SabbathH7676, And gaveH6680 them commandmentsH4687, statutesH2706, and lawH8451, ThroughH3027 Your servantH5650 MosesH4872.15You 27providedH5414 breadH3899 from heavenH8064 for them for their hungerH7458, You 28broughtH3318 outH3318 waterH4325 from a rockH5553 for them for their thirstH6772, And You 29toldH559 them to enterH935 in order to takeH3423 possessionH3423 of The landH776 whichH834 You 30sworeH5375 H3027 to giveH5414 them.

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1. Nehemiah 9:6 Deut 6:4; 2 Kin 19:15 ↩
2. Nehemiah 9:6 Gen 1:1 ↩
3. Nehemiah 9:6 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc. ↩
4. Nehemiah 9:6 Col 1:16f ↩
5. Nehemiah 9:6 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc. ↩
6. Nehemiah 9:7 Gen 12:1 ↩
7. Nehemiah 9:7 Gen 11:31 ↩
8. Nehemiah 9:7 Gen 17:5 ↩
9. Nehemiah 9:8 Gen 15:6, 18-21 ↩
10. Nehemiah 9:8 Lit seed ↩
11. Nehemiah 9:8 Josh 21:43-45 ↩
12. Nehemiah 9:8 Lit words ↩
13. Nehemiah 9:9 Ex 3:7 ↩
14. Nehemiah 9:9 Ex 14:10-14, 31 ↩
15. Nehemiah 9:9 Lit Sea of Reeds ↩
16. Nehemiah 9:10 Ex 7:8-12:32 ↩
17. Nehemiah 9:10 Ex 5:2 ↩
18. Nehemiah 9:10 Ex 9:16 ↩
19. Nehemiah 9:11 Ex 14:21 ↩
20. Nehemiah 9:11 Ex 15:1, 5, 10 ↩
21. Nehemiah 9:11 Lit strong, mighty ↩
22. Nehemiah 9:12 Ex 13:21, 22 ↩
23. Nehemiah 9:13 Ex 19:11, 18-20 ↩
24. Nehemiah 9:13 Ex 20:1 ↩
25. Nehemiah 9:13 Ps 19:7-9 ↩
26. Nehemiah 9:14 Ex 16:23; 20:8 ↩
27. Nehemiah 9:15 Ex 16:4, 14, 15 ↩
28. Nehemiah 9:15 Ex 17:6; Num 20:7-13 ↩
29. Nehemiah 9:15 Deut 1:8, 21 ↩
30. Nehemiah 9:15 Lit lifted up Your hand ↩

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