richmahn_en_tn/neh/09/07.md

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  • The Levites continue their prayer before all the people.
  • brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees - The implied information is that God brought Abram to the Promised Land, later named Israel. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_explicit)
  • gave him the name Abraham - As part of his covenant with Abram, God gave him a new identity. Here the meaning of the names Abram and Abraham is important. AT: "changed his name to Abraham." (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:translate_names)
  • You found his heart was faithful - Here "his heart" (part of a person) represents Abraham as a person. AT: "You saw that he was faithful." (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche and en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_idiom)
  • before you - "in your sight" or "in your presence"
  • the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites - These are people groups who are descended from the same ancestor and share a common language and culture. (See: en:obe:other:peoplegroup)
  • You have kept your promise - "Your words are righteous"