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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/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/deuteronomy/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You have been rebellious against the LORD ever since I have known you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Yes, you have been rebelling against the LORD as long as I have known you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I came to know you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have been rebellious toward the LORD since the day I knew you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You have been rebellious against the LORD from the day I knew you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You have been rebellious against the LORD from the day I knew you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have been rebellious against Yahweh from the day I knew you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have been rebellious against the LORD from the [first] day that I knew you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have been rebelling against the LORD ever since I have known you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have been rebelling against the LORD ever since I have known you.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ye have been rebellious against Jehovah from the day that I knew you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In fact, you've rebelled against the LORD for as long as he has known you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You've rebelled against the LORD as long as I've known you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Ever since I have known you, you have rebelled against the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I knew you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I came to know you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You have been rebelling against him from the very first day I knew you! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You have been rebellious against Yahweh from the day that I knew you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have been rebellious against YHWH from the day of my knowing you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> rebels ye have been with Jehovah from the day of my knowing you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And ye were rebelling against Jehovah from the day I knew you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But were always rebellious from the day that I began to know you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Instead, you were ever rebellious, from the day when I first began to know you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You have been rebels against the LORD from the day I first knew you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You have been rebellious against the LORD as long as he has known you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You have been rebellious before LORD JEHOVAH from the day that I knew you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ye were disobedient in the things relating to the Lord from the day in which he became known to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/9-24.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/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=2946" 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/deuteronomy/9.htm">The Golden Calf</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hĕ·yî·ṯem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">You have been</a> <a href="/hebrew/4784.htm" title="4784: mam·rîm (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be contentious or rebellious. A primitive root; to be bitter; to rebel.">rebelling</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: mî·yō·wm (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">since the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: da‘·tî (V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">I came to know you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>So I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, because the LORD had said He would destroy you.…<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="/exodus/32-9.htm">Exodus 32:9</a></span><br />The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Numbers 14:11</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Psalm 78:8</a></span><br />Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Nehemiah 9:16-17</a></span><br />But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments. / They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm">Ezekiel 2:3-4</a></span><br />“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me. / They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23</a></span><br />For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm">Jeremiah 7:26</a></span><br />Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-8.htm">Hebrews 3:8-10</a></span><br />do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. / Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-6.htm">Psalm 106:6-7</a></span><br />We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly. / Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">2 Kings 17:14</a></span><br />But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Isaiah 48:8</a></span><br />You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Jeremiah 11:8</a></span><br />Yet they would not obey or incline their ears, but each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant I had commanded them to follow but they did not keep.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-6.htm">Deuteronomy 9:6,7</a></b></br> Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou <i>art</i> a stiffnecked people… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/31-27.htm">Deuteronomy 31:27</a></b></br> For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51</a></b></br> Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers <i>did</i>, so <i>do</i> ye.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/9-7.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/numbers/20-10.htm">Rebels</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-23.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Rebellious</a> <a href="/joshua/1-18.htm">Rebels</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-32.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Moses dissuades them from the opinion of their own righteousness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-7.htm">Moses reminds them of the golden calf</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'; </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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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/deuteronomy/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You have been rebelling against the LORD</b><br>This phrase highlights the persistent disobedience of the Israelites towards God. Throughout their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land, the Israelites frequently turned away from God's commandments, as seen in incidents like the golden calf (Exodus 32) and the refusal to enter Canaan (Numbers 14). This rebellion is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, illustrating the human tendency to stray from divine guidance. Theologically, it underscores the need for repentance and the grace of God, who remains faithful despite human unfaithfulness. This rebellion can also be seen as a type of the broader human condition, which is addressed through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ.<p><b>since the day I came to know you.</b><br>Moses, as the leader and prophet, had an intimate understanding of the Israelites' character and their relationship with God. From the time he first encountered them in Egypt, he witnessed their struggles with faith and obedience. This phrase suggests a continuous pattern of behavior, not just isolated incidents. Historically, this period covers the Exodus, the giving of the Law at Sinai, and the wilderness wanderings, all of which are foundational events in Israel's history. The phrase also emphasizes the patience and long-suffering nature of God, who continues to work with His people despite their repeated failures. Moses' role as a mediator between God and Israel foreshadows the ultimate mediation of Christ, who intercedes for humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who is speaking to them in this passage. He is reminding them of their history of rebellion against God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are now being prepared to enter the Promised Land. They have a history of disobedience and rebellion against God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites received the Ten Commandments and where they notably rebelled by creating the golden calf.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The Israelites are on the verge of entering this land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who has been faithful to His promises despite the people's rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_rebellion.htm">The Nature of Rebellion</a></b><br>Rebellion against God is a persistent issue that stems from a lack of faith and trust in His promises. It is crucial to recognize and address areas of rebellion in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_despite_human_unfaithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness Despite Human Unfaithfulness</a></b><br>Despite the Israelites' repeated rebellion, God remained faithful to His covenant. This underscores the importance of relying on God's faithfulness rather than our own strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a></b><br>Moses reminds the Israelites of their past to encourage them to learn from their mistakes. Reflecting on our spiritual journey can help us avoid repeating past errors.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_obedience.htm">The Call to Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God is not just about following rules but about maintaining a relationship with Him. True obedience flows from love and trust in God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_history.htm">Learning from History</a></b><br>The history of Israel serves as a warning and a lesson for believers today. We are called to learn from their mistakes and strive for faithfulness in our walk with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_deut._9_13-21_align_with_ex._32.htm">Deuteronomy 9:13–21 – How does Moses’s retelling of the golden calf incident here square with the details and timing found in Exodus 32? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_david_allow_saul's_heirs'_execution.htm">In 2 Samuel 21:5-6, why does David permit the execution of Saul's descendants if Deuteronomy 24:16 forbids punishing children for a parent's wrongdoing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_delay_burial_in_2_sam_21_9.htm">In 2 Samuel 21:9, how is the extended exposure of the corpses justified when Deuteronomy 21:22-23 calls for prompt burial?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/musical_terms_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Abiram in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">Ye have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you.</span>--This is one side of the truth. The other may be found in the words of Balaam, which Jehovah Himself put into his mouth: "He hath not <span class= "ital">beheld </span>iniquity in Jacob, nor <span class= "ital">seen </span>perverseness in Israel" (<a href="/numbers/23-21.htm" title="He has not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither has he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.">Numbers 23:21</a>). (See also <a href="/deuteronomy/31-16.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, Behold, you shall sleep with your fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, where they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.">Deuteronomy 31:16</a>.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/9-24.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 have been</span><br /><span class="heb">הֱיִיתֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hĕ·yî·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rebelling</span><br /><span class="heb">מַמְרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(mam·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4784.htm">Strong's 4784: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be contentious or rebellious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the day</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיּ֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I knew you.</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּעְתִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(da‘·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/9-24.htm">Deuteronomy 9:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/9-24.htm">Deuteronomy 9:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/9-24.htm">Deuteronomy 9:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/9-24.htm">Deuteronomy 9:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/9-24.htm">Deuteronomy 9:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/9-24.htm">Deuteronomy 9:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/9-24.htm">Deuteronomy 9:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/9-24.htm">Deuteronomy 9:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/9-24.htm">Deuteronomy 9:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/9-24.htm">Deuteronomy 9:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/9-24.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 9:24 You have been rebellious against Yahweh (Deut. 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