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Nehemiah 9:15

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Nehemiah 9:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and commandedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and commandedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.
Nehemiah 9:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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,
14and madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses thy servant,
15and gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and commandedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.
16But they and our fathers dealt proudly and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
17and refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and forsookest them not.
18Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;
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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 gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, etc.] To satisfy that, meaning the manna, (<021603>Exodus 16:3,4) and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock, for their thirst; to quench it; this was done both quickly after they came out of the land of Egypt, and a little before their entrance into the land of Canaan, (see <021706> Exodus 17:6 <042008>Numbers 20:8,11) and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them; which oath was made to them and to their fathers also, (see <041430>Numbers 14:30 <050108>Deuteronomy 1:8).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“gavest: Exo 16:4, Exo 16:14, Exo 16:15; Deu 8:3, Deu 8:16; Psa 78:24, Psa 78:25, Psa 105:40; Joh 6:31-35; Co1 10:3 broughtest: Neh 9:20; Exo 17:6; Num 20:7-11; Deu 8:15; Psa 77:15-20, Psa 105:41, Psa 114:8; Co1 10:4 go: Deu 1:8; Jos 1:2-4 sworn: Heb. lift up thine hand, Gen 14:22; Num 14:30; Eze 20:15 Nehemiah 9:16”
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