Nehemiah 9:8

“and you found his heart faithful before you, and made with him the covenant to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give it to his offspring; and you have fulfilled your words, for righteous are you.”

Nehemiah 9:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 9:8, word by word

and you foundמָצָאתָmatsata

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

Where else “matsata” appears
his heartלְבָבlevav

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.

Where else “levav” appears
faithfulנֶאֱמָןneeman

be firm

To be dependable, steady, never failing.

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before youפָנֶיfane

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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and madeכָרוֹתcharot

make a covenant

Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.

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the covenantבְּרִיתberit

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

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to giveתֵתtet

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

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the Hittiteחִתִּיchiti

Hittite

Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.

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the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori

Amorite

Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.

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the Perizziteפְּרִזִּיperizi

Perizzite

Perizzite: one of the peoples that lived in Canaan before Israel.

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the Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyevusi

Jebusite

Jebusite: a people of Canaan that lived in Jerusalem before David.

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and the Girgashiteגִּרְגָּשִׁיgirgashi

Girgashite

Girgashite: one of the peoples of Canaan.

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to his offspringזַרְעzar

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

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and you have fulfilledתָּקֶםtakem

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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your wordsדְּבָרֶיdevare

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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righteousצַדִּיקtsadik

righteous

Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.

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The context

7You are YHWH, the Elohim who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans, and gave him the name Abraham;

8 · This verse (above)

9And you saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and their outcry you heard by the Sea of Reeds;

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