Nehemiah 9:8
You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.
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ASV
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.
KJV
And foundest his heart faithful before thee, 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, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:
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25 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וּמָצָ֣אתָ | u.ma.Tza.ta | and you found | H4672 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| לְבָבוֹ֮ | le.va.Vo | heart his | H3824 → |
| נֶאֱמָ֣ן | ne.'e.Man | faithful | H539 → |
| לְפָנֶיךָ֒ | le.fa.nei.Kha | <to> before you | H6440 → |
| וְכָר֨וֹת | ve.kha.Rot | and you made | H3772 → |
| עִמּ֜וֹ | i.Mo | with him | H5973 → |
| הַבְּרִ֗ית | ha.be.Rit | the covenant | H1285 → |
| לָתֵ֡ת | la.Tet | to give | H5414 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אֶרֶץ֩ | 'e.Retz | [the] land of | H776 → |
| הַכְּנַעֲנִ֨י | ha.ke.na.'a.Ni | the Canaanite[s] | H3669 → |
| הַחִתִּ֜י | ha.chi.Ti | the Hittite[s] | H2850 → |
| הָאֱמֹרִ֧י | ha.'e.mo.Ri | the Amorite[s] | H567 → |
| וְהַפְּרִזִּ֛י | ve.hap.pe.ri.Zi | and the Perizzite[s] | H6522 → |
| וְהַיְבוּסִ֥י | ve.hay.vu.Si | and the Jebusite[s] | H2983 → |
| וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖י | ve.ha.gir.ga.Shi | and the Girgashite[s] | H1622 → |
| לָתֵ֣ת | la.Tet | to give | H5414 → |
| לְזַרְע֑וֹ | le.zar.'O | to offspring his | H2233 → |
| וַתָּ֙קֶם֙ | va.Ta.kem | and you fulfilled | H6965 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| דְּבָרֶ֔יךָ | de.va.Rei.kha | words your | H1697 → |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| צַדִּ֖יק | tza.Dik | [are] righteous | H6662 → |
| אָֽתָּה׃ | 'A.tah | you | H859 → |
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