Nehemiah 9:24
New International Version
Their children went in and took possession of the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites, who lived in the land; you gave the Canaanites into their hands, along with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with them as they pleased.

New Living Translation
“They went in and took possession of the land. You subdued whole nations before them. Even the Canaanites, who inhabited the land, were powerless! Your people could deal with these nations and their kings as they pleased.

English Standard Version
So the descendants went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hand, with their kings and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

Berean Standard Bible
So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished.

King James Bible
So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

New King James Version
So the people went in And possessed the land; You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, The Canaanites, And gave them into their hands, With their kings And the people of the land, That they might do with them as they wished.

New American Standard Bible
“So their sons entered and took possession of the land. And You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, And You handed them over to them, with their kings and the peoples of the land, To do with them as they desired.

NASB 1995
“So their sons entered and possessed the land. And You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, And You gave them into their hand, with their kings and the peoples of the land, To do with them as they desired.

NASB 1977
“So their sons entered and possessed the land. And Thou didst subdue before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, And Thou didst give them into their hand, with their kings, and the peoples of the land, To do with them as they desired.

Legacy Standard Bible
So their sons entered and possessed the land. And You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, And You gave them into their hand, with their kings and the peoples of the land, To do with them according to their desire.

Amplified Bible
“So their sons (descendants) went in and took possession of the land; And You subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, And You gave them into their hand, with their kings and the peoples of the land, To do with them as they pleased.

Christian Standard Bible
So their descendants went in and possessed the land: You subdued the Canaanites who inhabited the land before them and handed their kings and the surrounding peoples over to them, to do as they pleased with them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So their descendants went in and possessed the land: You subdued the Canaanites who inhabited the land before them and handed their kings and the surrounding peoples over to them, to do as they pleased with them.

American Standard Version
So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the sons entered and possessed the land and you defeated the inhabitants of the land of the Canaanites before them, and you delivered them into their hands, them and their Kings and the peoples of the land, to do with them according to their will.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they inherited it: and thou didst destroy from before them the dwellers in the land of the Chananites, and thou gavest into their hands them and their kings, and the nations of the land, to do unto them as it pleased them.

Contemporary English Version
Then their descendants conquered the land. You helped them defeat the kings and nations and treat their enemies however they wished.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the children came and possessed the land, and thou didst humble before them the inhabitants of the land, the Chanaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as it pleased them.

English Revised Version
So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Their children took possession of the land. You defeated for them the Canaanites, who lived in the land. You handed the Canaanite kings and their people over to them to do whatever they wanted with the Canaanites.

Good News Translation
They conquered the land of Canaan; you overcame the people living there. You gave your people the power to do as they pleased with the people and kings of Canaan.

International Standard Version
So their descendants entered and took possession of the land. Before their eyes you subdued those living in the land—the Canaanites— putting them under their control, along with their kings and the peoples of the land, so they could do with them as they pleased.

JPS Tanakh 1917
So the children went in and possessed the land, and Thou didst subdue before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

Literal Standard Version
And the sons come in, and possess the land, | And You humble the inhabitants of the land—the Canaanites—before them, | And give them into their hand, and their kings, | And the peoples of the land, | To do with them according to their pleasure.

Majority Standard Bible
So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished.

New American Bible
The children went in to possess the land; you humbled before them the Canaanite inhabitants and gave them into their power, Their kings and the peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished.

NET Bible
Their descendants entered and possessed the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites who were the inhabitants of the land. You delivered them into their hand, together with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with as they pleased.

New Revised Standard Version
So the descendants went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings and the peoples of the land, to do with them as they pleased.

New Heart English Bible
"So the children went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings, and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they pleased.

Webster's Bible Translation
So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

World English Bible
“So the children went in and possessed the land; and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they pleased.

Young's Literal Translation
'And the sons come in, and possess the land, and Thou humblest before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and givest them into their hand, and their kings, and the peoples of the land, to do with them according to their pleasure.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The People Confess Their Sins
23You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess. 24So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished. 25They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.…

Cross References
Joshua 11:23
So Joshua took the entire land, in keeping with all that the LORD had spoken to Moses. And Joshua gave it as an inheritance to Israel according to the allotments to their tribes. Then the land had rest from war.

Joshua 18:1
Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,

Joshua 21:43
Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it.

Judges 4:23
On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.

Psalm 44:2
With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.


Treasury of Scripture

So the children went in and possessed the land, and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would.

So the

Numbers 14:31
But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised.

Joshua 21:43,45
And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein…

thou subduedst

Joshua 18:1
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

1 Chronicles 22:18
Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.

Psalm 44:2,3
How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out…

as they would.

2 Timothy 2:26
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

Jump to Previous
Canaanites Children Deal Descendants Desired Entered Gavest Givest Hand Handed Hands Humblest Inhabitants Kings Overcame Peoples Possess Possessed Subdue Subdued Whatever
Jump to Next
Canaanites Children Deal Descendants Desired Entered Gavest Givest Hand Handed Hands Humblest Inhabitants Kings Overcame Peoples Possess Possessed Subdue Subdued Whatever
Nehemiah 9
1. A solemn fast, and repentance of the people
4. The Levites make a confession of God's goodness, and their wickedness














Verse 24. - The Canaanites. Sometimes, as in ver. 8, the Canaanites are spoken of as one of the nations cast out; sometimes the word is used in a larger sense, and includes the other six nations. Here we have the wide sense.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So their descendants
הַבָּנִים֙ (hab·bā·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

went in
וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

and possessed
וַיִּֽירְשׁ֣וּ (way·yî·rə·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

the land.
הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

You subdued
וַתַּכְנַ֨ע (wat·taḵ·na‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3665: To bend the knee, to humiliate, vanquish

before them
לִפְנֵיהֶ֜ם (lip̄·nê·hem)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

the Canaanites
הַכְּנַ֣עֲנִ֔ים (hak·kə·na·‘ă·nîm)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 3669: Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan

dwelling
יֹשְׁבֵ֤י (yō·šə·ḇê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in the land;
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

You handed their kings
מַלְכֵיהֶם֙ (mal·ḵê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4428: A king

and peoples
עַֽמְמֵ֣י (‘am·mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

over to
וַֽתִּתְּנֵ֖ם (wat·tit·tə·nêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

them,
בְּיָדָ֑ם (bə·yā·ḏām)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3027: A hand

to do
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

with them
בָּהֶ֖ם (bā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

as they wished.
כִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃ (kir·ṣō·w·nām)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7522: Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will


Links
Nehemiah 9:24 NIV
Nehemiah 9:24 NLT
Nehemiah 9:24 ESV
Nehemiah 9:24 NASB
Nehemiah 9:24 KJV

Nehemiah 9:24 BibleApps.com
Nehemiah 9:24 Biblia Paralela
Nehemiah 9:24 Chinese Bible
Nehemiah 9:24 French Bible
Nehemiah 9:24 Catholic Bible

OT History: Nehemiah 9:24 So the children went in and possessed (Neh Ne)
Nehemiah 9:23
Top of Page
Top of Page