Nehemiah 9:8 
Context| NET © | When you perceived that his heart was faithful toward you, you established a 1 covenant with him to give his descendants 2 the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have fulfilled your promise, 3 for you are righteous. |
| NIV © | You found his heart faithful to you, and you made a covenant with him to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites and Girgashites. You have kept your promise because you are righteous. |
| NASB © | "You found his heart faithful before You, And made a covenant with him To give him the land of the Canaanite, Of the Hittite and the Amorite, Of the Perizzite, the Jebusite and the Girgashite— To give it to his descendants. And You have fulfilled Your promise, For You are righteous. |
| NLT © | When he had proved himself faithful, you made a covenant with him to give him and his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites. And you have done what you promised, for you are always true to your word. |
| MSG © | You found his heart to be steady and true to you and signed a covenant with him, A covenant to give him the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, The Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites, --to give it to his descendants. And you kept your word because you are righteous. |
| BBE © | You saw that his heart was true to you, and made an agreement with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Jebusite and the Girgashite, even to give it to his seed, and you have done what you said; for righteousness is yours: |
| NRSV © | and you found his heart faithful before you, and made with him a covenant to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite; and you have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous. |
| NKJV © | You found his heart faithful before You, And made a covenant with him To give the land of the Canaanites, The Hittites, the Amorites, The Perizzites, the Jebusites, And the Girgashites––To give it to his descendants. You have performed Your words, For You are righteous. |
| KJV | his heart <03824> before <06440> a covenant <01285> the land <0776> of the Canaanites <03669>_, the Hittites <02850>_, the Amorites <0567>_, and the Perizzites <06522>_, and the Jebusites <02983>_, and the Girgashites <01622>_, [it, I say], to his seed <02233>_, thy words <01697>_; for thou [art] righteous <06662>_: |
| NASB © | "You found <04672> his heart <03824> faithful <0539> before <06440> You, And made <03772> a covenant <01285> with him To give <05414> him the land <0776> of the Canaanite <03669> , Of the Hittite <02850> and the Amorite <0567> , Of the Perizzite <06522> , the Jebusite <02983> and the Girgashite <01622> -- To give <05414> it to his descendants <02233> . And You have fulfilled <06965> Your promise <01697> , For You are righteous .<06662> |
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| LXXM | |
| NET © [draft] ITL | When you perceived <04672> that his heart <03824> was faithful <0539> toward <06440> you, you established <03772> a covenant <01285> with <05973> him to give <05414> his descendants <02233> the land <0776> of the Canaanites <03669> , the Hittites <02850> , the Amorites <0567> , the Perizzites <06522> , the Jebusites <02983> , and the Girgashites <01622> . You have fulfilled <06965> your promise <01697> , for <03588> you <0859> are righteous .<06662> |
| NET © | When you perceived that his heart was faithful toward you, you established a 1 covenant with him to give his descendants 2 the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have fulfilled your promise, 3 for you are righteous. |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “the” (so NAB). 2 tn Heb “seed.” 3 tn Heb “your words.” |
