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Nehemiah 9:8

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Thou [art] the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;	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:	And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And foundest^H4672 his heart^H3824 faithful^H539 before^H6440 thee, and madest^H3772 a covenant^H1285 with him to give^H5414 the land^H776 of the Canaanites^H3669, the Hittites^H2850, the Amorites^H567, and the Perizzites^H6522, and the Jebusites^H2983, and the Girgashites^H1622, to give^H5414 it, I say, to his seed^H2233, and hast performed^H6965 thy words^H1697; for thou art righteous^H6662:

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Original Hebrew

וּמָצָאתָ אֶת־לְבָבֹו נֶאֱמָן לְפָנֶיךָ וְכָרֹות עִמֹּו הַבְּרִית לָתֵת אֶת־אֶרֶץ הַכְּנַעֲנִי הַחִתִּי הָאֱמֹרִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁי לָתֵת לְזַרְעֹו וַתָּקֶם אֶת־דְּבָרֶיךָ כִּי צַדִּיק אָתָּה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וּ/מָצָ֣אתָ	u./ma.Tza.ta	H4672	HC/Vqq2ms	and/ you found
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
לְבָב/וֹ֮	le.va.V/o	H3824	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	heart/ his
נֶאֱמָ֣ן	ne.'e.Man	H539	HVNrmsa	faithful
לְ/פָנֶי/ךָ֒	le./fa.nei./Kha	H6440	HR/Ncbpc/Sp2ms	(to)/ before/ you
וְ/כָר֨וֹת	ve./kha.Rot	H3772	HC/Vqa	and/ you made
עִמּ֜/וֹ	i.M/o	H5973	HR/Sp3ms	with/ him
הַ/בְּרִ֗ית	ha./be.Rit	H1285	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ covenant
לָ/תֵ֡ת	la./Tet	H5414	HR/Vqc	to/ give
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
אֶרֶץ֩	'e.Retz	H776	HNcbsc	(the) land of
הַ/כְּנַעֲנִ֨י	ha./ke.na.'a.Ni	H3669	HTd/Ngmsa	the/ Canaanite(s)
הַ/חִתִּ֜י	ha./chi.Ti	H2850	HTd/Ngmsa	the/ Hittite(s)
הָ/אֱמֹרִ֧י	ha./'e.mo.Ri	H567	HTd/Ngmsa	the/ Amorite(s)
וְ/הַ/פְּרִזִּ֛י	ve./ha/p.pe.ri.Zi	H6522	HC/Td/Ngmsa	and/ the/ Perizzite(s)
וְ/הַ/יְבוּסִ֥י	ve./ha/y.vu.Si	H2983	HC/Td/Ngmsa	and/ the/ Jebusite(s)
וְ/הַ/גִּרְגָּשִׁ֖י	ve./ha./gir.ga.Shi	H1622	HC/Td/Ngmsa	and/ the/ Girgashite(s)
לָ/תֵ֣ת	la./Tet	H5414	HR/Vqc	to/ give
לְ/זַרְע֑/וֹ	le./zar.'/O	H2233	HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms	to/ offspring/ his
וַ/תָּ֨קֶם֙	va./Ta.kem	H6965	HC/Vhw2ms	and/ you fulfilled
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
דְּבָרֶ֔י/ךָ	de.va.Rei./kha	H1697	HNcmpc/Sp2ms	words/ your
כִּ֥י	ki	H3588	HC	for
צַדִּ֖יק	tza.Dik	H6662	HAamsa	(are) righteous
אָֽתָּה	'A.tah	H859	HPp2ms	you

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H539 — אָמַן (ʼâman, aw-man'): a primitive root; (Isaiah 30:21; interchangeable with אָמַן, to go to the right hand); properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain; hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.
• H567 — אֱמֹרִי (ʼĔmôrîy, em-o-ree'): probably a patronymic from an unused name derived from אָמַר in the sense of publicity, i.e. prominence; thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes; Amorite.
• H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
• H1285 — בְּרִית (bᵉrîyth, ber-eeth'): from בָּרָה (in the sense of cutting (like בָּרָא)); a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh); confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.
• H1622 — גִּרְגָּשִׁי (Girgâshîy, ghir-gaw-shee'): patrial from an unused name (of uncertain derivation); a Girgashite, one of the native tribes of Canaan; Girgashite, Girgasite.
• H1697 — דָּבָר (dâbâr, daw-baw'): from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.
• H2233 — זֶרַע (zeraʻ, zeh'-rah): from זָרַע; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity; [idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
• H2850 — חִתִּי (Chittîy, khit-tee'): patronymically from חֵת; a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth; Hittite, Hittities.
• H2983 — יְבוּסִי (Yᵉbûwçîy, yeb-oo-see'): xlit Yebûwçîy corrected to Yᵉbûwçîy; patrial from יְבוּס; a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus; Jebusite(-s).
• H3669 — כְּנַעַנִי (Kᵉnaʻanîy, ken-ah-an-ee'): patrial from כְּנַעַן; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans); Canaanite, merchant, trafficker.
• H3772 — כָּרַת (kârath, kaw-rath'): a primitive root; to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces); be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.
• H3824 — לֵבָב (lêbâb, lay-bawb'): from לָבַב; used also like לֵב; the heart (as the most interior organ); [phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.
• H4672 — מָצָא (mâtsâʼ, maw-tsaw'): a primitive root; properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present; [phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with), [idiom] occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
• H5414 — נָתַן (nâthan, naw-than'): a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
• H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
• H6522 — פְּרִזִּי (Pᵉrizzîy, per-iz-zee'): for פְּרָזִי; inhabitant of the open country; a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes; Perizzite.
• H6662 — צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq, tsad-deek'): from צָדַק; just; just, lawful, righteous (man).
• H6965 — קוּם (qûwm, koom): a primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative); abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ; or אַת; feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי; plural masculine אַתֶּם; feminine אַתֶּן; or אַתֵּנָהlemma אתֵּנָה missing vowel, corrected to אַתֵּנָה; or אַתֵּנָּה; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H5973 — עִם (ʻim, eem): from עָמַם; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English); accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).

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