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Nehemiah 9:7-8

7Thou artYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068the Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,who didst chooseבָּחַ֙רְתָּ֙ba.Char.taH977Abramבְּאַבְרָ֔םbe.'av.RamH87,and broughtest him forthוְהוֹצֵאת֖וֹve.ho.tze.ToH3318out of Urמֵא֣וּרme.'UrH218of the Chaldeesכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778,and gavestוְשַׂ֥מְתָּve.Sam.taH7760him the nameשְּׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034of Abrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85;

8And foundestוּמָצָ֣אתָu.ma.Tza.taH4672his heartלְבָבוֹ֮le.va.VoH3824faithfulנֶאֱמָ֣ןne.'e.ManH539beforeלְפָנֶיךָ֒le.fa.nei.KhaH6440thee, and madestוְכָר֨וֹתve.kha.RotH3772a covenantהַבְּרִ֗יתha.be.RitH1285with him to giveלָתֵ֡תla.TetH5414the landאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776of the Canaanitesהַכְּנַעֲנִ֨יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֜יha.chi.TiH2850,the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֧יha.'e.mo.RiH567,and the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֛יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,and the Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֥יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,and the Girgashitesוְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖יve.ha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414it, I say,to his seedלְזַרְע֑וֹle.zar.'OH2233,and hast performedוַתָּ֙קֶם֙va.Ta.kemH6965thy wordsדְּבָרֶ֔יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697; for thou artrighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662:

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