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Nehemiah 9:8

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.

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Nehemiah 9:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.

Nehemiah 9:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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.

Nehemiah 9:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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:

Nehemiah 9:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.

Nehemiah 9:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

You found his heart faithful before You,

And made a covenant with him

To give the land of the Canaanites,

The Hittites, the Amorites,

The Perizzites, the Jebusites,

And the Girgashites—

To give it to his descendants.

You have performed Your words,

For You are righteous.

Nehemiah 9:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

You found him faithful to you,

so you made an agreement with him

to give his descendants the land of the Canaanites,

Hittites, Amorites,

Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites.

You have kept your promise,

because you do what is right.

Nehemiah 9:8 — American Standard Version (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.

Nehemiah 9:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

and foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest the 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 to his seed; and thou hast performed thy words, for thou art righteous.

Nehemiah 9:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

You found that his heart was faithful to you. 

You made a promiseto him to give the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, 

Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites to his descendants. 

You kept your promise because you are fair. 

Nehemiah 9:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

You found his heart faithful in Your sight,

and made a covenant with him

to give the land of the Canaanites,

Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites,

Jebusites, and Girgashites—

to give it to his descendants.

You have kept Your promise,

for You are righteous.

Nehemiah 9:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

and you found his heart faithful before you, and made with him a covenant to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite; and you have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous.

Nehemiah 9:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

You knew that his heart was faithful to you. And you made a covenant with him. You promised to give to his children after him a land of their own. It was the land of the Canaanites, Hittites and Amorites. The Perizzites, Jebusites and Girgashites also lived there. You have kept your promise. That’s because you always do what is right and fair.

Nehemiah 9:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“You found his heart faithful before You,

And made a covenant with him

To give him the land of the Canaanite,

Of the Hittite and the Amorite,

Of the Perizzite, the Jebusite and the Girgashite

To give it to his descendants.

And You have fulfilled Your promise,

For You are righteous.


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