Nehemiah 9:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:”
Nehemiah 9:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 9:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 9:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“found his heart faithful before you, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give it to his offspring, and have performed your words, for you are righteous.”
Nehemiah 9:8 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 9:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give it unto his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous. ”
Nehemiah 9:8 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 9:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and didst find his heart stedfast before Thee, so as to make with him the covenant, to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give <FI>it<Fi> to his seed. `And Thou dost establish Thy words, for Thou <FI>art<Fi> righteous,”
Nehemiah 9:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 9:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest the covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, — to give it to his seed; and thou hast performed thy words, for thou art righteous. ”
Nehemiah 9:8 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 9:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a couenant with him, to giue vnto his seede the lande of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, and Perizzites, and Iebusites, and Girgashites, and hast performed thy wordes, because thou art iust.”
Nehemiah 9:8 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 9:8 in Context — Nehemiah 9
6 Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
7 Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
8 And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:
9 And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
10 And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day.
What Does Nehemiah 9:8 Mean?
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