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Deuteronomy 9:26

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 9:26 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Deuteronomy 9:26 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
23And when Jehovah sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of Jehovah your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
24Ye have been rebellious against Jehovah from the day that I knew you.
25So I fell down before Jehovah the forty days and forty nights that I fell down, because Jehovah had said he would destroy you.
26And 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.
27Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin,
28lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because Jehovah was not able to bring them into the land which he promised unto them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness.
29Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy great power and by thine outstretched arm.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And I prayed therefore unto the Lord, etc.] What follows is a different prayer from that in (<023231>Exodus 32:31,32) and agrees better with that in (<050911>Deuteronomy 9:11,10,13), delivered before he came down from the mount, yet could not be the same, because delivered at another forty days and nights: and said, O Lord God, destroy not thy people, and thine inheritance: because they were his inheritance, a people whom he had chosen for his peculiar treasure; this is the first argument used, another follows: which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness; redeemed out of the house of bondage, the land of Egypt, by his great power, as next explained: which thou hast brought forth out of…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Through thy greatness - Through the greatness of thy power, which appeared most eminently in that work. Deuteronomy 9:27”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“9:26 The Lord redeemed Israel from their bondage in Egypt by his own gracious efforts on their behalf.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“prayed: Exo 32:11-13, Exo 34:9; Num 14:13-19; Psa 99:6, Psa 106:23; Jer 14:21 thine inheritance: Kg1 8:51 which thou hast redeemed: Deu 9:29, Deu 32:9; Psa 74:1, Psa 74:2; Isa 63:19 which thou hast brought forth: Deu 7:8, Deu 13:5, Deu 15:15, Deu 21:8, Deu 26:7, Deu 26:8; Exo 15:13; Sa2 7:23; Neh 1:10; Psa 77:15, Psa 107:2; Isa 44:23; Mic 6:4; Tit 2:14; Heb 9:12; Rev 5:9 Deuteronomy 9:27”
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