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Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 9:23
And thou diddest multiplie their children, like the starres of the heauen, and broughtest them into the lande, whereof thou haddest spoken vnto their fathers, that they should goe, and possesse it.
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Christian Standard Bible®
You multiplied their descendantslike the stars of the skyand brought them to the landyou told their ancestors to go in and possess.
You multiplied their descendantslike the stars of the skyand brought them to the landyou told their ancestors to go in and possess.
Hebrew Names Version
Their children also multiplied you as the stars of the sky, and brought them into the land concerning which you did say to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
Their children also multiplied you as the stars of the sky, and brought them into the land concerning which you did say to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
King James Version
Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
English Standard Version
You multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, and you brought them into the land that you had told their fathers to enter and possess.
You multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, and you brought them into the land that you had told their fathers to enter and possess.
New Century Version
You made their children as many as the stars in the sky, and you brought them into the land that you told their ancestors to enter and take over.
You made their children as many as the stars in the sky, and you brought them into the land that you told their ancestors to enter and take over.
New English Translation
You multiplied their descendants like the stars of the sky. You brought them to the land you had told their ancestors to enter in order to possess.
You multiplied their descendants like the stars of the sky. You brought them to the land you had told their ancestors to enter in order to possess.
Amplified Bible
"You made their children as numerous as the stars of heaven, And You brought them into the land Which You told their fathers to enter and possess.
"You made their children as numerous as the stars of heaven, And You brought them into the land Which You told their fathers to enter and possess.
New American Standard Bible
"You made their sons as numerous as the stars of heaven, And You brought them into the land Which You had told their fathers to enter and possess.
"You made their sons as numerous as the stars of heaven, And You brought them into the land Which You had told their fathers to enter and possess.
World English Bible
Their children also multiplied you as the stars of the sky, and brought them into the land concerning which you did say to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
Their children also multiplied you as the stars of the sky, and brought them into the land concerning which you did say to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
Legacy Standard Bible
You made their sons numerous as the stars of heaven,And You brought them into the landWhich You had said for their fathers to enter and possess.
You made their sons numerous as the stars of heaven,And You brought them into the landWhich You had said for their fathers to enter and possess.
Berean Standard Bible
You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess.
You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess.
Contemporary English Version
You brought them into the land that you had promised their ancestors, and you blessed their nation with people that outnumbered the stars in the sky.
You brought them into the land that you had promised their ancestors, and you blessed their nation with people that outnumbered the stars in the sky.
Complete Jewish Bible
You made their children as numerous as the countless stars in the sky. "‘Then you brought them into the land about which you had said to their fathers that they should go in and take possession of it.
You made their children as numerous as the countless stars in the sky. "‘Then you brought them into the land about which you had said to their fathers that they should go in and take possession of it.
Darby Translation
And their children thou didst multiply as the stars of heaven, and thou broughtest them into the land concerning which thou didst say to their fathers that they should go in to possess it.
And their children thou didst multiply as the stars of heaven, and thou broughtest them into the land concerning which thou didst say to their fathers that they should go in to possess it.
Easy-to-Read Version
You made their descendants as many as the stars in the sky. You brought them to the land you promised to give their ancestors. They went in and took that land.
You made their descendants as many as the stars in the sky. You brought them to the land you promised to give their ancestors. They went in and took that land.
George Lamsa Translation
Their children also thou didst multiply as the stars of heaven, and thou didst bring them into the land concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers that they should go in to possess it.
Their children also thou didst multiply as the stars of heaven, and thou didst bring them into the land concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers that they should go in to possess it.
Good News Translation
You gave them as many children as there are stars in the sky, and let them conquer and live in the land that you had promised their ancestors to give them.
You gave them as many children as there are stars in the sky, and let them conquer and live in the land that you had promised their ancestors to give them.
Lexham English Bible
You made their children numerous like the stars of the heavens and brought them to the land that you told their ancestors to enter in order to take possession.
You made their children numerous like the stars of the heavens and brought them to the land that you told their ancestors to enter in order to take possession.
Literal Translation
You also multiplied their sons like the stars of the heavens and brought them into the land which You had promised to their fathers, that they should go in and possess it.
You also multiplied their sons like the stars of the heavens and brought them into the land which You had promised to their fathers, that they should go in and possess it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And their childre multiplyedst thou as the starres of heauen, and broughtest the in to the londe wherof thou haddest spoken vnto their fathers, that they shulde go in to it, and haue it in possession.
And their childre multiplyedst thou as the starres of heauen, and broughtest the in to the londe wherof thou haddest spoken vnto their fathers, that they shulde go in to it, and haue it in possession.
American Standard Version
Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land concerning which thou didst say to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land concerning which thou didst say to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
Bible in Basic English
And you made their children as great in number as the stars of heaven, and took them into the land, of which you had said to their fathers that they were to go in and take it for themselves.
And you made their children as great in number as the stars of heaven, and took them into the land, of which you had said to their fathers that they were to go in and take it for themselves.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And their children multipliedst thou as the starres of heauen, and broughtest them into the lande whereof thou haddest spoken to their fathers, that they should go into it, and haue it in possession.
And their children multipliedst thou as the starres of heauen, and broughtest them into the lande whereof thou haddest spoken to their fathers, that they should go into it, and haue it in possession.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Their children also didst Thou multiply as the stars of heaven, and didst bring them into the land, concerning which Thou didst say to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
Their children also didst Thou multiply as the stars of heaven, and didst bring them into the land, concerning which Thou didst say to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
King James Version (1611)
Their children also multipliedst thou as the starres of heauen, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should goe in to possesse it.
Their children also multipliedst thou as the starres of heauen, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should goe in to possesse it.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou didst multiply their children as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land of which thou spokest to their fathers;
And thou didst multiply their children as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land of which thou spokest to their fathers;
English Revised Version
Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou didst say to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou didst say to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou multipliedist the sones of hem, as the sterris of heuene; and thou brouytist hem to the lond, of which thou seidist to her fadris, that thei schulden entre, and holde it in possessioun.
And thou multipliedist the sones of hem, as the sterris of heuene; and thou brouytist hem to the lond, of which thou seidist to her fadris, that thei schulden entre, and holde it in possessioun.
Update Bible Version
You also multiplied their sons as the stars of heaven, and brought them into the land concerning which you said to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
You also multiplied their sons as the stars of heaven, and brought them into the land concerning which you said to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
Webster's Bible Translation
Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess [it].
Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess [it].
New King James Version
You also multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, And brought them into the land Which You had told their fathers To go in and possess.
You also multiplied their children as the stars of heaven, And brought them into the land Which You had told their fathers To go in and possess.
New Living Translation
You made their descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and brought them into the land you had promised to their ancestors.
You made their descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and brought them into the land you had promised to their ancestors.
New Life Bible
You made their sons as many as the stars of heaven. And You brought them into the land which You had told their fathers to go into and take for their own.
You made their sons as many as the stars of heaven. And You brought them into the land which You had told their fathers to go into and take for their own.
New Revised Standard
You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven, and brought them into the land that you had told their ancestors to enter and possess.
You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven, and brought them into the land that you had told their ancestors to enter and possess.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Their children also, didst thou multiply, like the stars of the heavens, - and didst bring them into the land which thou hadst promised their fathers they should enter to possess;
Their children also, didst thou multiply, like the stars of the heavens, - and didst bring them into the land which thou hadst promised their fathers they should enter to possess;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou didst multiply their children as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them to the land concerning which thou hadst said to their fathers, that they should go in and possess it.
And thou didst multiply their children as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them to the land concerning which thou hadst said to their fathers, that they should go in and possess it.
Revised Standard Version
Thou didst multiply their descendants as the stars of heaven, and thou didst bring them into the land which thou hadst told their fathers to enter and possess.
Thou didst multiply their descendants as the stars of heaven, and thou didst bring them into the land which thou hadst told their fathers to enter and possess.
Young's Literal Translation
And their sons Thou hast multiplied as the stars of the heavens, and bringest them in unto the land that Thou hast said to their fathers to go in to possess.
And their sons Thou hast multiplied as the stars of the heavens, and bringest them in unto the land that Thou hast said to their fathers to go in to possess.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You made their sons numerous as the stars of heaven, And You brought them into the land Which You had told their fathers to enter and possess.
"You made their sons numerous as the stars of heaven, And You brought them into the land Which You had told their fathers to enter and possess.
Contextual Overview
4 Then stoode vp vpon the staires of the Leuites Ieshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cryed with a loud voyce vnto the Lord their God. 5 And the Leuites said, euen Ieshua and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodiiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah, Stande vp, and praise the Lorde your God for euer, and euer, and let them praise thy glorious Name, O God, which excelleth aboue all thankesgiuing and praise. 6 Thou art Lorde alone: thou hast made heauen, and the heauen of all heauens, with all their hoste, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, & al that are in them, & thou preseruest them all, and the host of the heauen worshippeth thee. 7 Thou art, O Lord, the God, that hast chosen Abram, and broughtest him out of Vr in Caldea, and madest his name Abraham, 8 And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a couenant with him, to giue vnto his seede the lande of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, and Perizzites, and Iebusites, and Girgashites, and hast performed thy wordes, because thou art iust. 9 Thou hast also considered the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the red Sea, 10 And shewed tokens & wonders vpon Pharaoh, and on all his seruants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudely against them: therefore thou madest thee a Name, as appeareth this day. 11 For thou didest breake vp the Sea before them, and they went through the middes of the Sea on dry lande: and those that pursued them, hast thou cast into the bottomes as a stone, in the mightie waters: 12 And leddest them in the day with a pillar of a cloude, and in the night with a pillar of fire to giue them light in the way that they went. 13 Thou camest downe also vpon mount Sinai, and spakest vnto them from heauen, and gauest them right iudgements, and true lawes, ordinances and good commandements,
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
multipliedst: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:17, 1 Chronicles 27:23
broughtest: Joshua 1:1 - Joshua 3:17
which thou: Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15-17, Genesis 15:18, Genesis 17:8, Genesis 26:3
Reciprocal: Genesis 47:27 - grew Exodus 1:7 - fruitful Leviticus 26:9 - make you Numbers 14:23 - Surely they shall not see Numbers 26:51 - General Deuteronomy 1:10 - your God Deuteronomy 10:22 - as the stars Deuteronomy 28:62 - as the stars Judges 4:1 - did evil Isaiah 9:3 - hast multiplied Isaiah 26:15 - increased Nahum 3:16 - above Hebrews 6:14 - multiplying Hebrews 11:12 - as the stars
Cross-References
Exodus 20:12
Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy dayes may be prolonged vpon the land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee.
Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy dayes may be prolonged vpon the land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee.
Leviticus 19:32
Thou shalt rise vp before the horehead, and honour the person of the old man, and dread thy God: I am the Lorde.
Thou shalt rise vp before the horehead, and honour the person of the old man, and dread thy God: I am the Lorde.
Romans 13:7
Giue to all men therefore their duetie: tribute, to whome yee owe tribute: custome, to whom custome: feare, to whome feare: honour, to whom ye owe honour.
Giue to all men therefore their duetie: tribute, to whome yee owe tribute: custome, to whom custome: feare, to whome feare: honour, to whom ye owe honour.
Galatians 6:1
Brethren, if a man be suddenly taken in any offence, ye which are spirituall, restore such one with the spirit of meekenes, considering thy selfe, least thou also be tempted.
Brethren, if a man be suddenly taken in any offence, ye which are spirituall, restore such one with the spirit of meekenes, considering thy selfe, least thou also be tempted.
1 Timothy 5:1
Rebuke not an Elder, but exhort him as a father, and the yonger men as brethren,
Rebuke not an Elder, but exhort him as a father, and the yonger men as brethren,
1 Timothy 5:17
The Elders that rule well, let them be had in double honour, specially they which labour in the worde and doctrine,
The Elders that rule well, let them be had in double honour, specially they which labour in the worde and doctrine,
1 Timothy 5:19
Against an Elder receiue none accusation, but vnder two or three witnesses.
Against an Elder receiue none accusation, but vnder two or three witnesses.
1 Peter 2:17
Honour all men: loue brotherly fellowship: feare God: honour the King.
Honour all men: loue brotherly fellowship: feare God: honour the King.
1 Peter 4:8
But aboue all thinges haue feruent loue among you: for loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes.
But aboue all thinges haue feruent loue among you: for loue shall couer the multitude of sinnes.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven,.... Fulfilling the promise made to Abraham, Genesis 15:5 their number when they came out of Egypt, and just before they entered into the land of Canaan, being upwards of 600,000 men, besides women and children, Exodus 12:37
and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it; the land of Canaan, promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and their seed, into which the Lord brought them by Joshua; he was the instrument, but the thing was of God.
