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New Living Translation

Nehemiah 9:7

"You are the Lord God, who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and renamed him Abraham.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abraham;   God;   Predestination;   Sin;   Thankfulness;   Ur;   Thompson Chain Reference - Abraham;   Ur;   The Topic Concordance - Choosing/chosen;   Covenant;   Giving and Gifts;   God;   Guidance;   Hearing;   Living Waters;   Righteousness;   Servants;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Election;   Prayer, Public;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Abraham;   Election;   Ezra;   Ur;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Faith;   Forgiveness;   Genesis, Theology of;   Time;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Elect;   Prayer;   Ur;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Election;   Ezra, Book of;   Nehemiah;   Providence;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Canon of the Old Testament;   Ezra;   Ezra, Book of;   Love, Lover, Lovely, Beloved;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Prayer;   Synagogue;   Ur of the Chaldees,;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Synagogue;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ur of the Chaldees;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Chosen of god;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Assyria;   Ur;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Prayer;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abraham;   Chesed;   Choose;   Providence;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Chaldea;   Chosen People;   Synagogue, the Great;   Theology;   Ur;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You, the Lord,are the God who chose Abramand brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans,and changed his name to Abraham.
Hebrew Names Version
You are the LORD the God, who did choose Avram, and brought him forth out of Ur of the Kasdim, and gave him the name of Avraham,
King James Version
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;
English Standard Version
You are the Lord , the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
New Century Version
"You are the Lord , the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur in Babylonia and named him Abraham.
New English Translation
"You are the Lord God who chose Abram and brought him forth from Ur of the Chaldeans. You changed his name to Abraham.
Amplified Bible
"You are the LORD God, Who chose Abram And brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, And gave him the name Abraham.
New American Standard Bible
"You are the LORD God, Who chose Abram And brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees, And gave him the name Abraham.
World English Bible
You are Yahweh the God, who did choose Abram, and brought him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou art, O Lord, the God, that hast chosen Abram, and broughtest him out of Vr in Caldea, and madest his name Abraham,
Legacy Standard Bible
You are Yahweh God,Who chose AbramAnd brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees,And gave him the name Abraham.
Berean Standard Bible
You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
Contemporary English Version
You are the Lord our God, the one who chose Abram— you brought him from Ur in Babylonia and named him Abraham.
Complete Jewish Bible
"‘You are Adonai , the God who chose Avram, brought him out of Ur-Kasdim and gave him the name of Avraham.
Darby Translation
Thou 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;
Easy-to-Read Version
You are the Lord , the God who chose Abram. You led him from Ur in Babylonia. You changed his name to Abraham.
George Lamsa Translation
Thou art the LORD, the God who didst choose Abram and brought him forth out of Ur of the Chaldeans, and didst change his name to Abraham;
Good News Translation
You, Lord God, chose Abram and led him out of Ur in Babylonia; you changed his name to Abraham.
Lexham English Bible
You are Yahweh, the God who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and named him Abraham.
Literal Translation
You are Jehovah the God who chose Abram, and brought him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and appointed his name, Abraham.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou art the LORDE God, that hast chosen Abra, and broughte him out of Vr in Chaldea, & called him Abraham,
American Standard Version
Thou 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,
Bible in Basic English
You 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;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou art, O Lorde, the God that hast chosen Abraham, and broughtest him out of Ur in Chaldea, and calledst him Abraham:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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;
King James Version (1611)
Thou art the Lord the God, who diddest choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Caldees, and gauest him the name of Abraham:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thou art the Lord God, thou didst choose Abram, and broughtest him out of the land of the Chaldeans, and gavest him the name of Abraam:
English Revised Version
Then 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;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou thi silf art the Lord God, that chesidist Abram, and leddist hym out of the fier of Caldeis, and settidist his name Abraham;
Update Bible Version
You are Yahweh the God, who chose Abram, and brought him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham,
Webster's Bible Translation
Thou [art] the LORD the God, who chosest Abram, and broughtest him forth from Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
New King James Version
"You are the LORD God, Who chose Abram, And brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans, And gave him the name Abraham;
New Life Bible
You are the Lord God, Who chose Abram and brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees and gave him the name Abraham.
New Revised Standard
You are the Lord , the God who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thou, art Yahweh, God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, - and madest his name Abraham;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou O Lord God, art he who chosest Abram, and broughtest him forth out of the fire of the Chaldeans, and gavest him the name of Abraham.
Revised Standard Version
Thou art the LORD, the God who didst choose Abram and bring him forth out of Ur of the Chalde'ans and give him the name Abraham;
Young's Literal Translation
`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,
THE MESSAGE
You're the one, God , the God who chose Abram And brought him from Ur of the Chaldees and changed his name to Abraham. You found his heart to be steady and true to you and signed a covenant with him, A covenant to give him the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, The Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites, —to give it to his descendants. And you kept your word because you are righteous.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You are the LORD God, Who chose Abram And brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees, And gave him the name Abraham.

Contextual Overview

4 The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Kenani—stood on the stairway of the Levites and cried out to the Lord their God with loud voices. 5 Then the leaders of the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—called out to the people: "Stand up and praise the Lord your God, for he lives from everlasting to everlasting!" Then they prayed: "May your glorious name be praised! May it be exalted above all blessing and praise! 6 "You alone are the Lord . You made the skies and the heavens and all the stars. You made the earth and the seas and everything in them. You preserve them all, and the angels of heaven worship you. 7 "You are the Lord God, who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and renamed him Abraham. 8 When he had proved himself faithful, you made a covenant with him to give him and his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites. And you have done what you promised, for you are always true to your word. 9 "You saw the misery of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cries from beside the Red Sea. 10 You displayed miraculous signs and wonders against Pharaoh, his officials, and all his people, for you knew how arrogantly they were treating our ancestors. You have a glorious reputation that has never been forgotten. 11 You divided the sea for your people so they could walk through on dry land! And then you hurled their enemies into the depths of the sea. They sank like stones beneath the mighty waters. 12 You led our ancestors by a pillar of cloud during the day and a pillar of fire at night so that they could find their way. 13 "You came down at Mount Sinai and spoke to them from heaven. You gave them regulations and instructions that were just, and decrees and commands that were good.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

choose: Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:2, Deuteronomy 10:15, Joshua 24:2, Joshua 24:3, Isaiah 41:8, Isaiah 41:9, Isaiah 51:2

Ur: Genesis 11:31, Genesis 15:7, Acts 7:2-4

gavest: Genesis 17:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 11:28 - Ur Genesis 13:15 - General 1 Chronicles 1:27 - Abram Isaiah 29:22 - who redeemed Isaiah 46:9 - the former Isaiah 51:9 - as in Isaiah 63:7 - mention Ezekiel 16:3 - Thy birth Ezekiel 16:4 - for Malachi 3:6 - I am Acts 13:17 - God Hebrews 11:8 - Abraham

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
Then God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground."
Genesis 8:17
Release all the animals—the birds, the livestock, and the small animals that scurry along the ground—so they can be fruitful and multiply throughout the earth."
Genesis 9:1
Then God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth.
Genesis 9:19
From these three sons of Noah came all the people who now populate the earth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose Abram,.... From among the Chaldeans, and out of his father's family:

and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees; by calling him from thence, of which see Genesis 11:28, to which may be added what Amama x on that place observes; that some think that the sacred fire, which the Chaldeans worshipped, was kept in this city, from whence it was called Ur, that being worshipped by them and by the Assyrians under the name of Ur y:

and gavest him the name of Abraham; which was changed when the covenant of circumcision was given him, Genesis 17:5.

x Anti-barbar. Biblic. l. 3. p. 652. y Fortunati Schaech. Elaeochrism. Myrothec. l. 1. c. 9. col. 44.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Nehemiah 9:7. Who didst choose Abram — See the notes on the passages referred to in the margin.

The name of Abraham — For the explanation of this name, Genesis 17:5; Genesis 17:5.


 
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