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Nehemiah 9:8

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Nehemiah 9:8 say?

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

The verse

and 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.
Nehemiah 9:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, [and] Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless Jehovah your God from everlasting to everlasting; and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
6Thou art Jehovah, even thou alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are thereon, the seas and all that is in them, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
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.
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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 foundest his heart faithful before thee, etc.] A true believer in his word and promises, (<011506>Genesis 15:6) and closely attached to the fear of him, and observance of his commands, as abundantly appeared in the trial of him, in offering up his son, (<012201>Genesis 22:1,2,12), and madest a covenant with him, to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, [I say], to his seed; not to him personally, but to his posterity, at least including and chiefly designing them; of which covenant (see <011518>Genesis 15:18-21), and hast performed thy words, for thou art righteous; in all his ways and works,…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“foundest: Gen 12:1-3, Gen 15:6, Gen 15:18, Gen 22:12; Act 13:22; Ti1 1:12, Ti1 1:13; Heb 11:17; Jam 2:21-23 madest: Gen 12:7, Gen 15:18, Gen 17:7, Gen 17:8, Gen 22:16-18; Deu 7:8, Deu 7:9, Deu 9:5; Psa 105:8, Psa 105:9; Luk 1:72, Luk 1:73 the Canaanites: Gen 15:18-21; Exo 3:8, Exo 3:17; Deu 7:1; Jos 9:1, Jos 11:3 hast performed: Deu 26:3; Jos 11:23, Jos 21:43-45, Jos 23:14; Psa 105:43, Psa 105:44 righteous: Num 23:19; Psa 92:14, Psa 92:15; Tit 1:2; Heb 6:18; Jo1 1:9 Nehemiah 9:9”
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