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You have kept your promise because you are righteous. <a href="/nlt/nehemiah/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> When he had proved himself faithful, you made a covenant with him to give him and his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites. And you have done what you promised, for you are always true to your word. <a href="/esv/nehemiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> You found his heart faithful before you, and made with him the covenant to give to his offspring the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite. And you have kept your promise, for you are righteous. <a href="/bsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous. <a href="/kjv/nehemiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a> 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: <a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a> You found his heart faithful before You, And made a covenant with him To give the land of the Canaanites, The Hittites, the Amorites, The Perizzites, the Jebusites, And the Girgashites— To give it to his descendants. You have performed Your words, For You are righteous. <a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “You found his heart faithful before You, And made a covenant with him To give him the land of the Canaanite, Of the Hittite and the Amorite, Of the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite— To give it to his descendants. And You have fulfilled Your promise, Because You are righteous. <a href="/nasb/nehemiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220You found his heart faithful before You, And made a covenant with him To give him the land of the Canaanite, Of the Hittite and the Amorite, Of the Perizzite, the Jebusite and the Girgashite— To give it to his descendants. And You have fulfilled Your promise, For You are righteous. <a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And Thou didst find his heart faithful before Thee, And didst make a covenant with him To give him the land of the Canaanite, Of the Hittite and the Amorite, Of the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite— To give it to his descendants. And Thou hast fulfilled Thy promise, For Thou art righteous. <a href="/lsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> You found his heart faithful before You, And cut a covenant with him To give him the land of the Canaanite, Of the Hittite and the Amorite, Of the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite— To give it to his seed. And You have established Your promise, For You are righteous. <a href="/amp/nehemiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “You found his heart to be faithful before You, And You made a covenant with him To give him the land of the Canaanite, Of the Hittite, of the Amorite, Of the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite— To give it to his descendants. And You have fulfilled Your promise, For You are righteous and just. <a href="/csb/nehemiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You found his heart faithful in your sight, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites — to give it to his descendants. You have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous. <a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You found his heart faithful in Your sight, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites— to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, for You are righteous. <a href="/asv/nehemiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/nehemiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Because he was faithful, you made an agreement to give his descendants the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, and of the Jebusites and Girgashites. Now you have kept your promise, just as you always do. <a href="/erv/nehemiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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, even to give it unto his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous. <a href="/gwt/nehemiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You found that his heart was faithful to you. You made a promise to him to give the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites to his descendants. You kept your promise because you are fair. <a href="/gnt/nehemiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> You found that he was faithful to you, and you made a covenant with him. You promised to give him the land of the Canaanites, the land of the Hittites and the Amorites, the land of the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Girgashites, to be a land where his descendants would live. You kept your promise, because you are faithful. <a href="/isv/nehemiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> You found him faithful in your sight; you made a covenant with him and you gave the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites to his descendants. And you have kept your word, because you are righteous. <a href="/msb/nehemiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites?to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous. <a href="/net/nehemiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a> When you perceived that his heart was faithful toward you, you established a covenant with him to give his descendants the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous. <a href="/nheb/nehemiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and found his heart faithful before you, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hethite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give it to his descendants, and have performed your words; for you are righteous. <a href="/wbt/nehemiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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: <a href="/web/nehemiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And found his heart steadfast before You, "" 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 [it] to his seed. And You establish Your words, "" For You [are] righteous, <a href="/ylt/nehemiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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 it to his seed. 'And Thou dost establish Thy words, for Thou art righteous, <a href="/slt/nehemiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And thou didst find his heart faithful before thee, and thou didst cut out a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perezzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give to his seed: and thou wilt set up thy words, for thou art just:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/nehemiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And thou didst find his heart faithful before thee: and thou madest a covenant with him, to give him the land of the Chanaanite, of the Hethite, and of the Amorrhite, and of the Pherezite, and of the Jebusite, and of the Gergezite, to give it to his seed: and thou hast fulfilled thy words, because thou art just. <a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And you found his heart to be faithful before you. And you formed a covenant with him, so that you might give to him the land of the Canaanite, of the Hittite, and of the Amorite, and of the Perizzite, and of the Jebusite, and of the Girgashite, so that you might give it to his offspring. And you have fulfilled your words, for you are just. <a href="/nabre/nehemiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a> You found his heart faithful in your sight, you made the covenant with him To give the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites to him and his descendants. You fulfilled your promises, for you are just. <a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and you found his heart faithful before you, and made with him a covenant to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite; and you have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And didst find his heart pure before thee, and didst make a covenant with him to give him the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it to his descendants, and thou hast performed thy words with him, for thou art righteous; <a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And you found his heart pure before you, and you swore to him an oath to give him the land of the Canaanites and of the Khethites and of the Amorites and of the Perezites and of the Khivites and of the Yebusites and of the Gergusites, to give to his seed, and you confirmed your words with him, because you are righteous.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/nehemiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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, even to give it unto his seed, and hast performed Thy words; for Thou art righteous; <a href="/sep/nehemiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> and thou foundest his heart faithful before thee, and didst make a covenant with him to give to him and to his seed the land of the Chananites, and the Chettites, and Amorites, and Pherezites, and Jebusites, and Gergesites; and thou hast confirmed thy words, for thou art righteous. <a href="/parallel/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=2358" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/9.htm">The People Confess Their Sins</a> …7You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham. 8<a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: ū·mā·ṣā·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To attain to, find. ">You found</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇā·ḇōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">his heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/539.htm" title="539: ne·’ĕ·mān (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To confirm, support. ">faithful</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: wə·ḵā·rō·wṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">and made</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: hab·bə·rîṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">a covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lā·ṯêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">to give</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3669.htm" title="3669: hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan. Patrial from Kna'an; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar.">of the Canaanites</a> <a href="/hebrew/2850.htm" title="2850: ha·ḥit·tî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Desc. of Heth. Patronymically from Cheth; a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth.">and Hittites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/567.htm" title="567: hā·’ĕ·mō·rî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps mountain dwellers, a Canaanite tribe. ">of the Amorites</a> <a href="/hebrew/6522.htm" title="6522: wə·hap·pə·riz·zî (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- A people in the land of Canaan. For praziy; inhabitant of the open country; a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes.">and Perizzites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2983.htm" title="2983: wə·hay·ḇū·sî (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Jebus. Patrial from Ybuwc; a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus.">of the Jebusites</a> <a href="/hebrew/1622.htm" title="1622: wə·hag·gir·gā·šî (Conj-w, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- A native tribe of Canaan. Patrial from an unused name; a Girgashite, one of the native tribes of Canaan.">and Girgashites—</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lā·ṯêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">to give it</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: lə·zar·‘ōw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">to his descendants.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: wat·tā·qem (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">You have kept</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇā·re·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">Your promise,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’āt·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: ṣad·dîq (Adj-ms) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">are righteous.</a> 9You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6</a> Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness. <a href="/genesis/17-4.htm">Genesis 17:4-8</a> “As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. / No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. / I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you. ... <a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a> Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” <a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16-18</a> saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, / I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. / And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” <a href="/romans/4-3.htm">Romans 4:3</a> For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” <a href="/galatians/3-6.htm">Galatians 3:6-9</a> So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” / Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham. / The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” ... <a href="/hebrews/11-8.htm">Hebrews 11:8-12</a> By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. / By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. / For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. ... <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3-5</a> Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. / I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, / because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a> And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. / Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” <a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13</a> Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” <a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8-9</a> But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. / Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments. <a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-11</a> He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: ... <a href="/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72-73</a> to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, / the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us <a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Acts 3:25</a> And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’ <a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a> For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And found his heart faithful before you, and made 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 have performed your words; for you are righteous:foundest<a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a> Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: … <a href="/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6,18</a> And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness… <a href="/genesis/22-12.htm">Genesis 22:12</a> And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.madest<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a> And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a> In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:<a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7,8</a> And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee… the Canaanites<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a> In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: … <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8,17</a> And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites… <a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1</a> When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;hast performed<a href="/deuteronomy/26-3.htm">Deuteronomy 26:3</a> And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.<a href="/joshua/11-23.htm">Joshua 11:23</a> So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.<a href="/joshua/21-43.htm">Joshua 21:43-45</a> And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein… righteous<a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a> God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?<a href="/psalms/92-14.htm">Psalm 92:14,15</a> They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; … <a href="/titus/1-2.htm">Titus 1:2</a> In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/8-7.htm">Amorite</a> <a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-3.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-5.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-2.htm">Faithful</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Found</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-14.htm">Girgashite</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-14.htm">Girgashites</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-7.htm">Hittite</a> <a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Hittites</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-7.htm">Jebusite</a> <a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Jebusites</a> <a href="/revelation/5-10.htm">Madest</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-20.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-7.htm">Perizzite</a> <a href="/ezra/9-1.htm">Perizzites</a> <a href="/ezra/9-15.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-2.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-13.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/135-11.htm">Amorite</a> <a href="/psalms/135-11.htm">Amorites</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-3.htm">Canaanite</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-32.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-13.htm">Faithful</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-1.htm">Found</a> <a href="/genesis/10-16.htm">Girgashite</a> <a href="/genesis/10-16.htm">Girgashites</a> <a href="/esther/1-10.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-3.htm">Hittite</a> <a href="/genesis/10-15.htm">Hittites</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-7.htm">Jebusite</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-7.htm">Jebusites</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Madest</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-10.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/genesis/13-7.htm">Perizzite</a> <a href="/genesis/13-7.htm">Perizzites</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-33.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/esther/6-13.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/esther/3-4.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 9</div>1. <a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">A solemn fast, and repentance of the people</a> 4. <a href="/nehemiah/9-4.htm">The Levites make a confession of God's goodness, and their wickedness</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/nehemiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/nehemiah/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>You found his heart faithful before You This phrase refers to God's recognition of Abraham's faithfulness. Abraham's faith is highlighted in <a href="/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6</a>, where it is said that he believed the Lord, and it was credited to him as righteousness. This faithfulness is a key theme in the narrative of Abraham, who is often called the "father of faith." His willingness to leave his homeland and trust in God's promises exemplifies a heart that is faithful. This faithfulness is not just about belief but also about obedience, as seen in his willingness to sacrifice Isaac (Genesis 22).and made a covenant with him The covenant with Abraham is a foundational moment in biblical history, first established in <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a> and further detailed in <a href="/genesis/15.htm">Genesis 15 and 17</a>. This covenant includes promises of land, descendants, and blessing. It is an unconditional covenant, meaning it depends solely on God's faithfulness, not on human actions. This covenant is a precursor to the New Covenant established through Jesus Christ, who fulfills the promises made to Abraham (<a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a>).to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites These groups represent the inhabitants of the land promised to Abraham and his descendants. The land of Canaan is central to the biblical narrative, symbolizing God's promise and faithfulness. Archaeological evidence supports the existence of these peoples, with the Hittites being a significant empire in ancient Anatolia. The promise of land is a recurring theme, fulfilled in part during the conquest under Joshua (<a href="/joshua/3-10.htm">Joshua 3:10</a>) and ultimately pointing to the spiritual inheritance believers receive through Christ (<a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8-9</a>).to give it to his descendants The promise of descendants is another key aspect of God's covenant with Abraham. Despite Abraham and Sarah's initial barrenness, God promises that Abraham's offspring will be as numerous as the stars (<a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a>). This promise is fulfilled through Isaac, Jacob, and the twelve tribes of Israel. The New Testament expands this promise to include all who have faith in Christ, making them spiritual descendants of Abraham (<a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Galatians 3:29</a>).You have kept Your promise This statement acknowledges God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. Throughout the Old Testament, God consistently demonstrates His reliability, despite Israel's frequent unfaithfulness. The fulfillment of the land promise is seen in the historical books, such as Joshua and Judges. God's faithfulness is a central theme in Scripture, providing assurance to believers that He will fulfill His promises in Christ (<a href="/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">2 Corinthians 1:20</a>).because You are righteous God's righteousness is His moral perfection and justice. It is because of His righteous nature that He remains faithful to His promises. This righteousness is not only a standard for human conduct but also the basis for God's actions in history. In the New Testament, God's righteousness is revealed through the gospel, where He justifies those who have faith in Jesus (<a href="/romans/1-17.htm">Romans 1:17</a>). This righteousness assures believers of God's unwavering commitment to His covenant promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The central figure who initiates and fulfills the covenant. 2. <a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a> The patriarch whose faithfulness is recognized by God, leading to the covenant. 3. <a href="/topical/c/canaanites,_hittites,_amorites,_perizzites,_jebusites,_girgashites.htm">Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Girgashites</a> The inhabitants of the land promised to Abraham's descendants. 4. <a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a> A solemn agreement made by God with Abraham, promising land to his descendants. 5. <a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a> The leader who recounts this history during a time of national repentance and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_and_covenant.htm">Faithfulness and Covenant</a> Abraham's faithfulness is a model for believers. God values a faithful heart and responds with promises and blessings. <a href="/topical/g/god's_righteousness.htm">God's Righteousness</a> God's fulfillment of His promises is rooted in His righteousness. Believers can trust in God's character and His faithfulness to His word. <a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_spiritual_lessons.htm">Historical Context and Spiritual Lessons</a> Understanding the historical context of God's promises helps believers appreciate the continuity of God's plan and His faithfulness through generations. <a href="/topical/i/inheritance_and_spiritual_legacy.htm">Inheritance and Spiritual Legacy</a> Just as Abraham's descendants inherited the land, believers are called to consider their spiritual inheritance and legacy. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_renewal.htm">Repentance and Renewal</a> Nehemiah's recounting of history during a time of repentance serves as a reminder of the importance of returning to God and His promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 9</a> <a href="/q/genesis_12_7__proof_of_land_promise.htm">Genesis 12:7: What tangible proof exists for the promise of land to Abram and his descendants? </a> <a href="/q/why_claim_all_promises_kept_despite_canaanites.htm">Why does Joshua 21:45 assert that every divine promise was fulfilled, when other passages suggest lingering Canaanite presence? </a> <a href="/q/how_do_we_reconcile_ezra_9_1-2's_groups.htm">In Ezra 9:1-2, how do we reconcile the mention of specific people groups still living in the land when historical records suggest some of them no longer existed?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_ezekiel_16_3_say_jerusalem's_ancestry_is_amorite_and_hittite.htm">How can Ezekiel 16:3 claim Jerusalem's ancestry is Amorite and Hittite when historical records emphasize Israel's descent from Abraham?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nehemiah/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) The Hivites are for some reason omitted.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - Canaanites, etc. The nations driven out were actually seven (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1</a>), but it is a common figure of speech to put the part for the whole. In the present enumeration the Hivites are omitted. Hast performed thy words. Though for a time remnants of the accursed nations were left in the land, "to prove Israel" (<a href="/judges/3-1.htm">Judges 3:1</a>), yet ultimately all were either driven out or reduced to the condition of slaves (see the comment on Ezra 2:55). <a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>You found וּמָצָ֣אתָ (ū·mā·ṣā·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present his heart לְבָבוֹ֮ (lə·ḇā·ḇōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> Inner man, mind, will, heart faithful נֶאֱמָ֣ן (ne·’ĕ·mān) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_539.htm">Strong's 539: </a> To confirm, support before You, לְפָנֶיךָ֒ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face and made וְכָר֨וֹת (wə·ḵā·rō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant a covenant הַבְּרִ֗ית (hab·bə·rîṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> A covenant with him עִמּ֜וֹ (‘im·mōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with to give לָתֵ֡ת (lā·ṯêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set the land אֶרֶץ֩ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of the Canaanites הַכְּנַעֲנִ֨י (hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3669.htm">Strong's 3669: </a> Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan and Hittites, הַחִתִּ֜י (ha·ḥit·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2850.htm">Strong's 2850: </a> Hittite -- a Chittite of the Amorites הָאֱמֹרִ֧י (hā·’ĕ·mō·rî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_567.htm">Strong's 567: </a> Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe and Perizzites, וְהַפְּרִזִּ֛י (wə·hap·pə·riz·zî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6522.htm">Strong's 6522: </a> Perizzite -- a people in the land of Canaan of the Jebusites וְהַיְבוּסִ֥י (wə·hay·ḇū·sî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> Jebusite -- inhabitant of Jebus and Girgashites, וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖י (wə·hag·gir·gā·šî) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1622.htm">Strong's 1622: </a> Girgashite -- a native tribe of Canaan to give it לָתֵ֣ת (lā·ṯêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set to his descendants. לְזַרְע֑וֹ (lə·zar·‘ōw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity You have kept וַתָּ֙קֶם֙ (wat·tā·qem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand Your promise, דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ (də·ḇā·re·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause because כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction You אָֽתָּה׃ (’āt·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you are righteous. צַדִּ֖יק (ṣad·dîq) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm">Strong's 6662: </a> Just, righteous <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Nehemiah 9:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 9:8 And found his heart faithful before you (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/9-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 9:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 9:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 9:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 9:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>