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Nehemiah 9:10

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Nehemiah 9:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and showedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land; for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them, and didst get thee a name, as it is this day.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and showedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land; for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them, and didst get thee a name, as it is this day.
Nehemiah 9:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7Thou art Jehovah the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham,
8and foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give it unto his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous.
9And thou sawest the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red Sea,
10and showedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land; for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them, and didst get thee a name, as it is this day.
11And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their pursuers thou didst cast into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.
12Moreover in a pillar of cloud thou leddest them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
13Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,
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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 shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land, etc.] By inflicting the ten plagues upon them: for thou knowest that they dealt proudly against them; behaved haughtily to them, and despised them, (see <021811>Exodus 18:11) so didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day; displayed his power on Pharaoh, and his goodness to Israel, the fame of which reached all over the world, and continued to that day, (see <020916>Exodus 9:16).”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“9:10-11 You have a glorious reputation: In the Exodus, God had demonstrated his character with plagues, parting the sea, and defeating the arrogant Egyptian army (Exod 15:5, 9-10, 19).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“showedst: Exod. 7:1-25, 14:1-31; Deu 4:34, Deu 11:3, Deu 11:4; Psa 78:12, Psa 78:13, Psa 78:43-53, Psa 105:27-37; Psa 106:7-11, Psa 135:8, Psa 135:9, Psa 136:10-15; Act 7:36 they: Exo 5:2, Exo 5:7, Exo 5:8, Exo 9:17, Exo 10:3, Exo 18:11; Job 40:11, Job 40:12; Dan 4:37, Dan 5:23; Pe1 5:5 didst: Exo 9:16; Jos 2:10, Jos 2:11; Psa 83:18; Isa 63:12, Isa 63:14; Jer 32:20; Eze 20:9; Dan 9:15; Rom 9:17 Nehemiah 9:11”
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