Nehemiah 9:24

Nehemiah 9:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.
• New International Version (NIV)Their children went in and took possession of the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites, who lived in the land; you gave the Canaanites into their hands, along with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with them as they pleased.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the descendants went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hand, with their kings and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they would.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the people went in And possessed the land; You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, The Canaanites, And gave them into their hands, With their kings And the people of the land, That they might do with them as they wished.

Context of Nehemiah 9:24

22“You gave them kingdoms and peoples and You allotted them their boundaries of the land. They possessed the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and the country of Og king of Bashan. 23You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven, and You brought them into the land that You told their ancestors to enter and inherit. So the children went in and possessed the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites who were the inhabitants of the land. You delivered them into their hands, along with their kings and the peoples of the land to deal with them as they pleased. 25They captured fortified cities and fertile land. They took possession of houses full of every good thing—hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, and an abundance of fruit trees. They ate and were satisfied, and grew fat. They enjoyed Your great goodness. 26“Nonetheless they became contentious and rebelled against You. They cast Your Torah behind their back. They killed Your prophets who warned them to return to You; they committed appalling blasphemies.

Nehemiah 9:24 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ הַבָּנִים֙ וַיִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וַתַּכְנַ֨ע לִפְנֵיהֶ֜ם אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֤י הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ הַכְּנַ֣עֲנִ֔ים וַֽתִּתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיָדָ֑ם וְאֶת־מַלְכֵיהֶם֙ וְאֶת־עַֽמְמֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת בָּהֶ֖ם כִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• went inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and possessedיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and thou subduedstכָּנַעkâna‛ · be humbleH3665
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• them the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• the Canaanitesכְּנַעֲנִיkena‛anîy · CanaaniteH3669
• and gavestנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them into their handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• with their kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• that they might doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• with them as they wouldרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522

Cross-references for Nehemiah 9:24

• Numbers 14:31“As for your children—whom you said would be like plunder—I will bring them in and they will experience the land that you spurned.
• Joshua 21:43So Adonai gave to Israel the entire land that He had sworn to give to their fathers. They took possession and settled in it.
• Joshua 18:1Then the whole congregation of Bnei-Yisrael assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there, after the land was now subdued before them.
• 1 Chronicles 22:18“Is not Adonai your God with you? Has He not given you rest on every side? For He has delivered the inhabitants of the land into my hand and the land is subdued before Adonai and before His people.
• Psalms 44:2We have heard with our ears, O God —our fathers have told us— of a work You did in their days, in days of old.
• 2 Timothy 2:26Then they may regain their senses and escape the devil’s snare, in which they had been held captive by him to do his will.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 9:24

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-38Verses 4-38 The summary of their prayers we have here upon record. Much more, no doubt, was said. Whatever ability we have to do any thing in the way of duty, we are to serve and glorify God according to the utmost of it. When confessing our sins, it is good to notice the mercies of God, that we may be the more humbled and ashamed. The dealings of the Lord showed his goodness and long-suffering, and the hardness of their hearts. The testimony of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24You subdued...the Canaanites: See Joshua 6–12.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-386-38. Thou, even thou, art Lord alone, &c.--In this solemn and impressive prayer, in which they make public confession of their sins, and deprecate the judgments due to the transgressions of their fathers, they begin with a profound adoration of God, whose supreme majesty and omnipotence is acknowledged in the creation, preservation, and government of all. Then they proceed to enumerate His mercies and distinguished favors to them as a nation, from the…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 9:24

• Repentance
• Sin
• Thankfulness

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Commentaries on Nehemiah 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
• 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