and you foundוּמָצָאתָhis heartלְבָבוֹfaithfulנֶאֱמָןbefore you,לְפָנֶיךָand madeוְכָרוֹתwith himעִמּוֹthe covenantהַבְּרִיתto giveלָתֵתthe landאֶרֶץof the Canaanite,הַכְּנַעֲנִיthe Hittite,הַחִתִּיthe Amorite,הָאֱמֹרִיthe Perizzite,וְהַפְּרִזִּיthe Jebusite,וְהַיְבוּסִיand the Girgashite,וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁיto give itלָתֵתto his offspring;לְזַרְעוֹand you have fulfilledוַתָּקֶםyour words,דְּבָרֶיךָforכִּיrighteousצַדִּיקareyou.אָתָּה
Nehemiah 9:8
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “neeman” appears- before youפָנֶיfane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appears- and madeכָרוֹתcharot
make a covenant
Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.
Where else “charot” appears- the covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- to giveתֵתtet
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tet” appears- the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani
Canaanite
Someone from Canaan, before Israel.
Where else “kenaani” appears- the Hittiteחִתִּיchiti
Hittite
Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.
Where else “chiti” appears- the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori
Amorite
Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.
Where else “emori” appears- the Perizziteפְּרִזִּיperizi
Perizzite
Perizzite: one of the peoples that lived in Canaan before Israel.
Where else “perizi” appears- the Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyevusi
Jebusite
Jebusite: a people of Canaan that lived in Jerusalem before David.
Where else “yevusi” appears- and the Girgashiteגִּרְגָּשִׁיgirgashi
Girgashite
Girgashite: one of the peoples of Canaan.
Where else “girgashi” appears- to his offspringזַרְעzar
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zar” appears- and you have fulfilledתָּקֶםtakem
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “takem” appears- your wordsדְּבָרֶיdevare
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devare” appears- righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears
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;