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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/nehemiah/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You made their children as numerous as the stars in the sky, and you brought them into the land that you told their parents to enter and possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You made their descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and brought them into the land you had promised to their ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, and you brought them into the land that you had told their fathers to enter and possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You also multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, And brought them into the land Which You had told their fathers To go in and possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You made their sons <i>as</i> numerous as the stars of heaven, And You brought them into the land Which You had told their fathers to enter and possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You made their sons numerous as the stars of heaven, And You brought them into the land Which You had told their fathers to enter and possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And Thou didst make their sons numerous as the stars of heaven, And Thou didst bring them into the land Which Thou hadst told their fathers to enter and possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You made their sons numerous as the stars of heaven, And You brought them into the land Which You had said for their fathers to enter and possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“You made their children as numerous as the stars of heaven, And You brought them into the land Which You told their fathers to enter and possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You multiplied their descendants like the stars of the sky and brought them to the land you told their ancestors to go in and possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You told their ancestors to go in and take possession of it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land concerning which thou didst say to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You brought them into the land that you had promised their ancestors, and you blessed their nation with people that outnumbered the stars in the sky. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou didst say to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You made their children as numerous as the stars in the sky. You brought them into the land you told their parents to enter and possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You gave them as many children as there are stars in the sky, and let them conquer and live in the land that you had promised their ancestors to give them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You multiplied their descendants like the stars in heaven and brought them to the land about which you told their ancestors to enter and possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You multiplied their descendants like the stars of the sky. You brought them to the land you had told their ancestors to enter in order to possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You also multiplied their children as the stars of the sky, and brought them into the land concerning which you said to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You also multiplied their children as the stars of the sky, and brought them into the land concerning which you said to their fathers that they should go in to possess it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And You have multiplied their sons as the stars of the heavens, "" And bring them into the land "" That You have said to their fathers to go in to possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And their sons Thou hast multiplied as the stars of the heavens, and bringest them in unto the land that Thou hast said to their fathers to go in to possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And their sons thou didst multiply as the stars of the heavens, and thou wilt bring them to the land which thou saidst to their fathers to come in to possess.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou didst multiply their children as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them to the land concerning which thou hadst said to their fathers, that they should go in and possess it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you multiplied their sons like the stars of heaven. And you led them into the land, about which you had said to their fathers that they would enter and possess it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You made their children as numerous as the stars of the heavens, and you brought them into the land which you had commanded their ancestors to enter and possess. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven, and brought them into the land that you had told their ancestors to enter and possess.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Their children also thou didst multiply as the stars of heaven, and thou didst bring them into the land concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers that they should go in to possess it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And their children you multiplied as the stars which are in Heaven, and you brought them to the land, and you told their fathers to enter it and inherit it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Their children also didst Thou multiply as the stars of heaven, and didst bring them into the land, concerning which Thou didst say to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou didst multiply their children as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land of which thou spokest to their fathers;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=2553" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/9.htm">The People Confess Their Sins</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: hir·bî·ṯā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">You multiplied</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇə·nê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">their descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/3556.htm" title="3556: kə·ḵō·ḵə·ḇê (Prep-k:: N-mpc) -- A star. Probably from the same as Kabbown or kavah; a star; figuratively, a prince.">like the stars</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·mā·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of heaven</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wat·tə·ḇî·’êm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-2ms:: 3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and brought them</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">You had told</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">their fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lā·ḇō·w (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">to enter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: lā·rā·šeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">and possess.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a></span><br />And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-10.htm">Deuteronomy 1:10</a></span><br />The LORD your God has multiplied you, so that today you are as numerous as the stars in the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Deuteronomy 7:13</a></span><br />He will love you and bless you and multiply you. He will bless the fruit of your womb and the produce of your land—your grain, new wine, and oil, the young of your herds and the lambs of your flocks—in the land that He swore to your fathers to give you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-22.htm">Deuteronomy 10:22</a></span><br />Your fathers went down to Egypt, seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-62.htm">Deuteronomy 28:62</a></span><br />You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left few in number, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/27-23.htm">1 Chronicles 27:23</a></span><br />David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-24.htm">Psalm 105:24</a></span><br />And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-2.htm">Isaiah 51:2</a></span><br />Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Jeremiah 33:22</a></span><br />As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-17.htm">Acts 7:17</a></span><br />As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-18.htm">Romans 4:18</a></span><br />Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-27.htm">Romans 9:27</a></span><br />Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a></span><br />The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Their children also multiplied you as the stars of heaven, and brought them into the land, concerning which you had promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.</p><p class="hdg">multipliedst</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a></b></br> And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a></b></br> That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which <i>is</i> upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/27-23.htm">1 Chronicles 27:23</a></b></br> But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.</p><p class="hdg">broughtest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/1-1.htm">Joshua 1:1-3:17</a></b></br> Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, … </p><p class="hdg">which thou</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/13-15.htm">Genesis 13:15-17</a></b></br> For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a></b></br> 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:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Broughtest</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">Children</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-2.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-19.htm">Great</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-23.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-2.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-12.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-21.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-18.htm">Themselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/30-3.htm">Broughtest</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Children</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-1.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-32.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-25.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/job/9-8.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/job/9-17.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/job/9-17.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/job/5-25.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/esther/4-7.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/job/1-16.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/job/3-9.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-25.htm">Themselves</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">A solemn fast, and repentance of the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/9-4.htm">The Levites make a confession of God's goodness, and their wickedness</a></span><br></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'; 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This promise is foundational to the identity of Israel as God's chosen people. It signifies God's faithfulness in fulfilling His covenant promises despite Israel's repeated disobedience. The imagery of stars suggests not only vast numbers but also a divine blessing and favor. This multiplication of descendants is a testament to God's sovereign power and His ability to bring about His purposes through His people.<p><b>and brought them to the land</b><br>This refers to the fulfillment of God's promise to give the land of Canaan to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The journey from Egypt to the Promised Land is a central narrative in the Old Testament, symbolizing deliverance and divine guidance. The land itself is a tangible sign of God's covenant and a place where His people are to live out their identity as a holy nation. The act of bringing them to the land underscores God's role as a deliverer and provider.<p><b>You had told their fathers to enter and possess</b><br>This phrase highlights the continuity of God's promises across generations. The reference to "their fathers" points back to the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—who were given the original promise of the land. The command to "enter and possess" indicates not only a gift but also a responsibility. The land is to be taken and inhabited according to God's instructions, reflecting a partnership between divine sovereignty and human obedience. This also foreshadows the spiritual inheritance believers receive through faith in Christ, who fulfills the law and the prophets.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, whom God promised to multiply and bring into the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the forefathers of the Israelites as an inheritance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_patriarchs.htm">The Patriarchs</a></b><br>Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to whom God made the original covenant promises regarding their descendants and the land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a></b><br>A Jewish leader who played a crucial role in the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and the spiritual renewal of the people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a></b><br>The divine promise made by God to the patriarchs, which included the multiplication of their descendants and the gift of the land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God's promises are sure and steadfast. Just as He fulfilled His promise to multiply the Israelites and give them the land, He remains faithful to His promises today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a></b><br>Reflecting on God's past faithfulness strengthens our faith and trust in Him for the future. Regularly recounting God's works in our lives is vital for spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience.htm">The Role of Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey to the Promised Land required obedience and trust in God's plan. Our journey of faith also requires us to follow God's guidance and commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_impact.htm">Generational Impact</a></b><br>God's promises often extend beyond the immediate generation. Our faithfulness can impact future generations, just as the faith of the patriarchs impacted their descendants.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_inheritance.htm">Spiritual Inheritance</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites received a physical inheritance, believers today have a spiritual inheritance in Christ. Understanding and claiming this inheritance is crucial for living a victorious Christian life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_interpreters_align_ezekiel_39_with_other_ot_outcomes_for_israel.htm">How do interpreters harmonize the restoration promises in Ezekiel 39:21-29 with other Old Testament passages that describe different outcomes for Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_hasn't_ezekiel_37_21-22_been_fulfilled.htm">How do we explain the apparent lack of fulfillment of Ezekiel 37:21-22, which promises a unified kingdom under one ruler, given the continued dispersion and divisions of the Jewish people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_don't_records_match_canaan's_conquest.htm">Nehemiah 9:22-24 references the conquest of Canaan; why do some ancient records and archaeological findings not align with the timelines or extent of these victories?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_one_be_saved_without_predestination.htm">Did God separate from Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As the stars of heaven</span>. There is a reference here to the promise made to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a>; <a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a>). On the great multiplication which took place in Egypt see <a href="/exodus/1-7.htm">Exodus 1:7, 12</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You multiplied</span><br /><span class="heb">הִרְבִּ֔יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(hir·bî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become much, many or great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנֵיהֶ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like the stars</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּכֹכְבֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḵō·ḵə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3556.htm">Strong's 3556: </a> </span><span class="str2">A star, a prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of heaven</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and brought</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתְּבִיאֵם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·ḇî·’êm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You had told</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֥רְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their fathers</span><br /><span class="heb">לַאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(la·’ă·ḇō·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to enter</span><br /><span class="heb">לָב֥וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and possess.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָרָֽשֶׁת׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·rā·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Nehemiah 9:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Nehemiah 9:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Nehemiah 9:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Nehemiah 9:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Nehemiah 9:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Nehemiah 9:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Nehemiah 9:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Nehemiah 9:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Nehemiah 9:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/9-23.htm">Nehemiah 9:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/9-23.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 9:23 Their children also multiplied you as (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 9:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 9:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/9-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 9:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 9:24" /></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>