⁷Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose ^yAbram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of ^zAbraham; ⁸And foundest his heart ^afaithful before thee, and madest a ^bcovenant with him to give the land of ^cthe Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and ^dhast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:

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a Ge. 15:6 (Heb.).
cSee Ex. 13:5.
dSo Josh. 23:14.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

You are the Lord, the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham. You found his heart faithful before you, and made with him the covenant to give to his offspring the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite. And you have kept your promise, for you are righteous.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“You are the Lord God, who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and named him Abraham. You found his heart faithful to you, and you made a covenant with him to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites and Girgashites. You have kept your promise because you are righteous.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You, the Lord,

are the God who chose Abram

and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans,

and changed his name to Abraham.

You found his heart faithful in your sight,

and made a covenant with him

to give the land of the Canaanites,

Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites,

Jebusites, and Girgashites—

to give it to his descendants.

You have fulfilled your promise,

for you are righteous.

NLTNew Living Translation

“You are the Lord God, who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and renamed him Abraham. When he had proved himself faithful, you made a covenant with him to give him and his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites. And you have done what you promised, for you are always true to your word.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You are Yahweh, the God who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and named him Abraham. You found his heart faithful before you and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite and the Girgashite—to give it to his seed. And you have kept your word because you are righteous.