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They are your own people. They are your special possession, whom you redeemed from Egypt by your mighty power and your strong hand. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> And I prayed to the LORD, ‘O Lord GOD, do not destroy your people and your heritage, whom you have redeemed through your greatness, whom you have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And I prayed to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/9.htm">King James Bible</a> I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/9.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore I prayed to the LORD, and said: ‘O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people and Your inheritance whom You have redeemed through Your greatness, whom You have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And I prayed to the LORD and said, ‘Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You have redeemed through Your greatness, whom You have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand! <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I prayed to the LORD and said, &#8216O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, even Your inheritance, whom You have redeemed through Your greatness, whom You have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And I prayed to the LORD, and said, ‘O Lord GOD, do not destroy Thy people, even Thine inheritance, whom Thou hast redeemed through Thy greatness, whom Thou hast brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And I prayed to Yahweh and said, ‘O Lord Yahweh, do not destroy Your people, even Your inheritance, whom You have redeemed through Your greatness, whom You have brought out of Egypt with a strong hand. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then I prayed to the LORD and said, ‘O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, even Your inheritance, whom You have redeemed through Your greatness, whom You have brought from Egypt with a mighty hand. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I prayed to the LORD: Lord GOD, do not annihilate your people, your inheritance, whom you redeemed through your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a strong hand. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I prayed to the LORD: Lord GOD, do not annihilate Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a strong hand. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I prayed unto Jehovah, and said, O Lord Jehovah, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, that thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, that thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and prayed: Our LORD, please don't wipe out your people. You used your great power to rescue them from Egypt and to make them your very own. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I prayed unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I prayed to the LORD and said, "Almighty LORD, don't destroy your people. They belong to you. You saved them by your great power and used your mighty hand to bring them out of Egypt. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> And I prayed, 'Sovereign LORD, don't destroy your own people, the people you rescued and brought out of Egypt by your great strength and power. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> So I prayed to the LORD and said, 'Oh LORD my God, don't destroy your people and your inheritance whom you redeemed by your power. You brought them out from Egypt in a powerful way. <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And I prayed to the LORD and said, ?O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/9.htm">NET Bible</a> I prayed to him: O, Lord GOD, do not destroy your people, your valued property that you have powerfully redeemed, whom you brought out of Egypt by your strength. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I prayed to God, and said, "Lord GOD, do not destroy your people and your inheritance, that you have redeemed through your greatness, that you have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> I prayed therefore to the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thy inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/9.htm">World English Bible</a> I prayed to Yahweh, and said, “Lord Yahweh, don’t destroy your people and your inheritance that you have redeemed through your greatness, that you have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and I pray to YHWH, and say, Lord YHWH, do not destroy Your people and Your inheritance whom You have ransomed in Your greatness, whom You have brought out of Egypt with a strong hand; <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and I pray unto Jehovah, and say, Lord Jehovah, destroy not Thy people, and Thine inheritance, whom Thou hast ransomed in Thy greatness; whom Thou hast brought out of Egypt with a strong hand; <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I shall pray to Jehovah, and say, Lord Jehovah, thou wilt not destroy thy people and thine inheritance which thou didst redeem in thy greatness, whom thou broughtest out of Egypt with a strong hand.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And praying, I said: 0 Lord God, destroy not thy people, and thy inheritance, which thou hast redeemed in thy greatness, whom thou hast brought out of Egypt with a strong hand. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And praying, I said: ‘O Lord God, do not destroy your people and your inheritance, whom you have redeemed in your greatness, whom you have led away from Egypt with a strong hand. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/9.htm">New American Bible</a> And I prayed to the Lord and said: O Lord GOD, do not destroy your people, the heritage you redeemed in your greatness and have brought out of Egypt with your strong hand. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I prayed to the LORD and said, “Lord GOD, do not destroy the people who are your very own possession, whom you redeemed in your greatness, whom you brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> I prayed therefore before the LORD, and said, O LORD God, destroy not thy people and thy inheritance, whom thou hast saved through thy greatness, whom thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I prayed before LORD JEHOVAH and I said: ‘LORD JEHOVAH God, you shall not destroy your people and your inheritance which you have saved by your greatness and you brought out from Egypt by a mighty hand.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I prayed unto the LORD, and said: 'O Lord GOD, destroy not Thy people and Thine inheritance, that Thou hast redeemed through Thy greatness, that Thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I prayed to God, and said, O Lord, King of gods, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, whom thou didst redeem, whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt with thy great power, and with thy strong hand, and with thy high arm. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/9-26.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/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=2960" 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/deuteronomy/9.htm">The Golden Calf</a> …25So I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, because the LORD had said He would destroy you. 26<a href="/hebrew/6419.htm" title="6419: wā·’eṯ·pal·lêl (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To intervene, interpose. A primitive root; to judge; by extension, to intercede, pray.">And I prayed</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</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/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">“O Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: taš·ḥêṯ (V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">Your people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">Your inheritance,</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.">whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/6299.htm" title="6299: pā·ḏî·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To ransom. A primitive root; to sever, i.e. Ransom; gener. To release, preserve.">You redeemed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1433.htm" title="1433: bə·ḡā·ḏə·le·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Greatness. From gadal; magnitude.">through Your greatness</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/3318.htm" title="3318: hō·w·ṣê·ṯā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">and brought out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: mim·miṣ·ra·yim (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/2389.htm" title="2389: ḥă·zā·qāh (Adj-fs) -- Strong, stout, mighty. From chazaq; strong.">with a mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yāḏ (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">hand.</a> 27Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Overlook the stubbornness of this people and the wickedness of their sin.…<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="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a> But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? / Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. / 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="/numbers/14-13.htm">Numbers 14:13-19</a> But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them. / And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. / If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say, ... <a href="/psalms/106-23.htm">Psalm 106:23</a> So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them. <a href="/exodus/34-9.htm">Exodus 34:9</a> “O Lord,” he said, “if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my Lord, please go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and sin, and take us as Your inheritance.” <a href="/1_samuel/12-22.htm">1 Samuel 12:22</a> Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own. <a href="/nehemiah/9-29.htm">Nehemiah 9:29-31</a> You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They turned a stubborn shoulder; they stiffened their necks and would not obey. / You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. / But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God. <a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Isaiah 63:11-14</a> Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, / who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? ... <a href="/jeremiah/14-7.htm">Jeremiah 14:7-9</a> Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You. / O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night? / Why are You like a man taken by surprise, like a warrior powerless to save? Yet You are among us, O LORD, and we are called by Your name. Do not forsake us! <a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8-9</a> But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt. / But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt. <a href="/daniel/9-17.htm">Daniel 9:17-19</a> So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary. / Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion. / O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.” <a href="/1_kings/8-51.htm">1 Kings 8:51-53</a> For they are Your people and Your inheritance; You brought them out of Egypt, out of the furnace for iron. / May Your eyes be open to the pleas of Your servant and of Your people Israel, and may You listen to them whenever they call to You. / For You, O Lord GOD, have set them apart from all the peoples of the earth as Your inheritance, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our fathers out of Egypt.” <a href="/2_chronicles/30-9.htm">2 Chronicles 30:9</a> For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.” <a href="/psalms/79-8.htm">Psalm 79:8-9</a> Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low. / Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name. <a href="/psalms/25-6.htm">Psalm 25:6-7</a> Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age. / Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD. <a href="/isaiah/64-9.htm">Isaiah 64:9</a> Do not be angry, O LORD, beyond measure; do not remember our iniquity forever. Oh, look upon us, we pray; we are all Your people!</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>I prayed therefore to the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not your people and your inheritance, which you have redeemed through your greatness, which you have brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.prayed<a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-13</a> And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? … <a href="/exodus/34-9.htm">Exodus 34:9</a> And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.<a href="/numbers/14-13.htm">Numbers 14:13-19</a> And Moses said unto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;) … thine inheritance<a href="/1_kings/8-51.htm">1 Kings 8:51</a> For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:which thou hast redeemed<a href="/deuteronomy/9-29.htm">Deuteronomy 9:29</a> Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.<a href="/deuteronomy/32-9.htm">Deuteronomy 32:9</a> For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.<a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Psalm 74:1,2</a> Maschil of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? … which thou hast brought forth<a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8</a> But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.<a href="/deuteronomy/13-5.htm">Deuteronomy 13:5</a> And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.<a href="/deuteronomy/15-15.htm">Deuteronomy 15:15</a> And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/9-25.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-38.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-14.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-18.htm">Power</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-21.htm">Powerful</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-20.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/numbers/3-51.htm">Ransomed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/numbers/10-9.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-24.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-2.htm">Strong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/10-10.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-19.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-29.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-29.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-29.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-29.htm">Power</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-2.htm">Powerful</a> <a href="/judges/13-8.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-8.htm">Ransomed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-5.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-4.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/judges/6-22.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-8.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-17.htm">Strong</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 9</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/9-1.htm">Moses dissuades them from the opinion of their own righteousness</a> 7. <a href="/deuteronomy/9-7.htm">Moses reminds them of the golden calf</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/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>And I prayed to the LORD and said, This phrase highlights Moses' role as an intercessor for the Israelites. Prayer is a central theme in the Bible, demonstrating a personal relationship with God. Moses' intercession is reminiscent of Abraham's prayers for Sodom (<a href="/genesis/18-22.htm">Genesis 18:22-33</a>) and foreshadows Christ's intercessory role (<a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a>).“O Lord GOD, The use of "Lord GOD" emphasizes the sovereignty and authority of God. The Hebrew terms "Adonai" and "YHWH" reflect God's covenantal relationship with Israel. This dual title underscores the reverence and submission Moses has towards God, acknowledging His ultimate power and control.do not destroy Your people, Moses appeals to God's mercy, reminding Him of His covenant with Israel. This plea reflects the recurring theme of divine judgment and mercy throughout the Old Testament. It also parallels the New Testament message of salvation and grace through Jesus Christ (<a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16-17</a>).Your inheritance, Israel is described as God's inheritance, indicating a special possession and relationship. This concept is rooted in the Abrahamic covenant (<a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7-8</a>) and is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are considered God's inheritance through Christ (<a href="/ephesians/1-18.htm">Ephesians 1:18</a>).whom You redeemed through Your greatness The redemption of Israel from Egypt is a foundational event, symbolizing God's power and faithfulness. This act of deliverance prefigures the ultimate redemption through Jesus Christ, who redeems humanity from sin (<a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a>).and brought out of Egypt The Exodus is a pivotal moment in Israel's history, marking their transition from slavery to freedom. It serves as a type of Christ's deliverance of believers from the bondage of sin (<a href="/1_corinthians/10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-4</a>).with a mighty hand. This phrase emphasizes God's omnipotence and the miraculous nature of the Exodus. The "mighty hand" signifies divine intervention and strength, a theme that resonates throughout Scripture, culminating in the power of Christ's resurrection (<a href="/philippians/3-10.htm">Philippians 3:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites who intercedes on behalf of the people, demonstrating his role as a mediator between God and Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is appealed to by Moses for mercy and remembrance of His promises. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> Referred to as God's people and inheritance, whom He redeemed from Egypt, highlighting their special status and relationship with God. 4. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The place of bondage from which the Israelites were delivered, symbolizing God's power and faithfulness in redemption. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> The setting of the Israelites' journey and testing, where Moses intercedes for them after their rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_intercession.htm">The Power of Intercession</a> Moses' prayer demonstrates the importance and power of intercessory prayer. Believers are encouraged to pray for others, standing in the gap as Moses did. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a> Moses appeals to God's past actions and promises, reminding us that God is faithful and His past faithfulness is a foundation for our trust in Him today. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a> Moses reminds God of His actions in Egypt, teaching us the importance of remembering and recounting God's past deeds in our lives as a source of encouragement and faith. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_mediator.htm">The Role of a Mediator</a> Moses' role as a mediator points to the ultimate mediation of Christ. Believers can find assurance in Christ's intercession on their behalf. <a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_and_patience.htm">God's Mercy and Patience</a> Despite Israel's rebellion, God's willingness to listen to Moses' plea highlights His mercy and patience, encouraging us to rely on His grace in times of failure.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 9</a> <a href="/q/is_rapid_tribe_growth_in_numbers_26_plausible.htm">Is the quick replenishment of certain tribes after mass deaths (Numbers 26) plausible without any record of extraordinary birth rates or other means of population growth?</a> <a href="/q/why_would_moses'_plea_alter_god's_plan.htm">Deuteronomy 9:25–29 – If God knows all outcomes, why would fervent intercession by Moses change God’s course of action regarding Israel’s punishment?</a> <a href="/q/does_joshua_1_4_exaggerate_israel's_borders.htm">Joshua 1:4 - Does the text exaggerate Israel's borders, given the lack of historical records showing Israel ever controlled all the land from the Euphrates to the Mediterranean?</a> <a href="/q/why_was_israel_chosen_by_god.htm">Why was Israel chosen by God?</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>(26) I prayed therefore . . . and said.--The words that follow are very similar to those which are recorded in <a href="/context/exodus/32-11.htm" title="And Moses sought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why does your wrath wax hot against your people, which you have brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?">Exodus 32:11-13</a>. Moses appears to be alluding to his first intercession here, before he descended from Sinai for the first time.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 26-29. - In these verses the substance of Moses' intercession is given, and it is substantially in agreement with the account in Exodus. Moses pleaded with God not to destroy that people which was his own, which he had redeemed for himself and brought out of Egypt; besought him to remember their pious ancestors, and not to look on the stubbornness and sin of the people; and urged that the Divine honor was concerned in their being conducted to Canaan, and not let perish in the wilderness. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And I prayed וָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֣ל (wā·’eṯ·pal·lêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6419.htm">Strong's 6419: </a> To judge, to intercede, pray to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the LORD יְהוָה֮ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and said, וָאֹמַר֒ (wā·’ō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “O Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD, יְהוִ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not destroy תַּשְׁחֵ֤ת (taš·ḥêṯ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> Perhaps to go to ruin Your people, עַמְּךָ֙ (‘am·mə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Your inheritance, וְנַחֲלָ֣תְךָ֔ (wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion whom אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that You redeemed פָּדִ֖יתָ (pā·ḏî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6299.htm">Strong's 6299: </a> To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve through Your greatness בְּגָדְלֶ֑ךָ (bə·ḡā·ḏə·le·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1433.htm">Strong's 1433: </a> Magnitude and brought out הוֹצֵ֥אתָ (hō·w·ṣê·ṯā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of Egypt מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם (mim·miṣ·ra·yim) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa with a mighty חֲזָקָֽה׃ (ḥă·zā·qāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2389.htm">Strong's 2389: </a> Strong, stout, mighty hand. בְּיָ֥ד (bə·yāḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Deuteronomy 9:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Deuteronomy 9:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Deuteronomy 9:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Deuteronomy 9:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Deuteronomy 9:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Deuteronomy 9:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Deuteronomy 9:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Deuteronomy 9:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Deuteronomy 9:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Deuteronomy 9:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 9:26 I prayed to Yahweh and said Lord (Deut. 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