Deuteronomy 9:26

I prayed to Yahweh, and said, “Lord Yahweh, don’t destroy your people and your inheritance, that you have redeemed through your greatness, that you have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

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WEBBE

I prayed to the LORD, and said, “Lord GOD, don’t destroy your people and your inheritance that you have redeemed through your greatness, that you have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

BSB

And I prayed to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

KJV

I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

ASV

And I prayed unto Jehovah, and said, O Lord Jehovah, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, that thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, that thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

BBE

And I made prayer to the Lord and said, O Lord God, do not send destruction on your people and your heritage, to whom, by your great power, you have given salvation, whom you have taken out of Egypt by the strength of your hand.

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וָאֶתְפַּלֵּל va·'et·pa·lel and I prayed H6419 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וָאֹמַר va·'o·mar and I said H559 אֲדֹנָי 'a·do·nai O Lord H136 יְהוִה yah·weh Yahweh H3069 אַל־ 'al- may not H408 תַּשְׁחֵת tash·chet you destroy H7843 עַמְּךָ 'a·me·kha people your H5971 וְנַחֲלָתְךָ ve·na·cha·la·te·kha and inheritance your H5159 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 פָּדִיתָ pa·di·ta you redeemed H6299 בְּגָדְלֶךָ be·ga·de·le·kha by greatness your H1433 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- which H834 הוֹצֵאתָ ho·tze·ta you brought out H3318 מִמִּצְרַיִם mi·mitz·ra·yim from Egypt H4714 בְּיָד be·yad by a hand H3027 חֲזָקָה cha·za·kah strong H2389

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 7–29

That the Israelites might have no pretence to think that God brought them to Canaan for their righteousness, Moses shows what a miracle of mercy it was, that they had not been destroyed in the wilderness. It is good for us often to remember against ourselves, with sorrow and shame, our former sins; that we may see how much we are indebted to free grace, and may humbly own that we never merited any thing but wrath and the curse at God's hand. For so strong is our propensity to pride, that it will creep in under one pretence or another. We are ready to fancy that our righteousness has got for us the special favour of the Lord, though in reality our wickedness is more plain than our weakness. But when the secret history of every man's life shall be brought forth at the day of judgment, all the world will be proved guilty before God. At present, One pleads for us before the mercy-seat, who not only fasted, but died upon the cross for our sins; through whom we may approach, though self-condemned sinners, and beseech for undeserved mercy and for eternal life, as the gift of God in Him. Let us refer all the victory, all the glory, and all the praise, to Him who alone bringeth salvation.

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