Nehemiah 9 · Verse 7

Nehemiah 9:7

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;
Nehemiah 9:7, King James Version

Nehemiah 9:7 in other translations

BSBYou are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
WEBYou are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, gave him the name of Abraham,
ASVThou art Jehovah the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham,
YLT‘Thou art He, O Jehovah God, who didst fix on Abraham, and didst bring him out from Ur of the Chaldeans, and didst make his name Abraham,
DARBYThou art the Same, Jehovah Elohim, who didst choose Abram and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
BBEYou are the Lord, the God, who took Abram and made him yours, guiding him from Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham;
WebsterThou art the LORD the God, who chosest Abram, and broughtest him forth from Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;

What does Nehemiah 9:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 9:6-38

6-38. Thou, even thou, art Lord alone, &c.--In this solemn and impressive prayer, in which they make public confession of their sins, and deprecate the judgments due to the transgressions of their fathers, they begin with a profound adoration of God, whose supreme majesty and omnipotence is acknowledged in the creation, preservation, and government of all. Then they proceed to enumerate His mercies and distinguished…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Who didst choose Abram - See the notes on Exo 13:21 (note). The name of Abraham - For the explanation of this name, See the notes on Gen 17:5.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nehemiah 9:4-38

The summary of their prayers we have here upon record. Much more, no doubt, was said. Whatever ability we have to do any thing in the way of duty, we are to serve and glorify God according to the utmost of it. When confessing our sins, it is good to notice the mercies of God, that we may be the more humbled and ashamed. The dealings of the Lord showed his goodness and long-suffering, and the hardness of their…

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Nehemiah 9:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַתָּה\־'a.tah-youH859
הוּא֙hu'heH1931
יְהוָ֣הYah.weh[are] YahwehH3068
הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhoH834
בָּחַ֙רְתָּ֙ba.Char.tayou choseH977
בְּאַבְרָ֔םbe.'av.Ram<in> AbramH87
וְהוֹצֵאת֖וֹve.ho.tze.Toand you brought out himH3318
מֵא֣וּרme.'Urfrom UrH218
כַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.Dimof [the] ChaldeansH3778
וְשַׂ֥מְתָּve.Sam.taand you madeH7760
שְּׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034
אַבְרָהָֽם\׃'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Nehemiah 9:7

  • Genesis 11:31

    And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

  • Genesis 17:5

    Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

  • Isaiah 51:2

    Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.

  • Acts 7:2-4

    And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee. Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

  • Deuteronomy 10:15

    Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.

  • Isaiah 41:8-9

    But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.

  • Genesis 12:1-2

    Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

  • Joshua 24:2-3

    And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods. And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

  • Genesis 15:7

    And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
choose.
Ge 12:1,2; De 10:15; Jos 24:2,3; Isa 41:8,9; 51:2
Ur.
Ge 11:31; 15:7; Ac 7:2-4
gavest.
Ge 17:5

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Context

  • Nehemiah 9:6

    Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

  • Nehemiah 9:7

    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;

  • Nehemiah 9:8

    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:

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Nehemiah 9:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tú eres, oh Jehová, el Dios que escogiste á Abram, y lo sacaste de Ur de los Caldeos, y pusístele el nombre Abraham;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tu es le Même, ô Éternel, Dieu, qui as choisi Abram et l’as fait sortir d’Ur des Chaldéens, et lui as donné le nom d’Abraham.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Du bist es, Jehova, Gott, der du Abram erwählt und ihn aus Ur in Chaldäa herausgeführt, und ihm den Namen Abraham gegeben hast.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tu ipse, Domine Deus, qui elegisti Abram, et eduxisti eum de igne Chaldæorum, et posuisti nomen ejus Abraham: