You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.Nehemiah 9:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אַתָּה־הוּא֙ יְהוָ֣ה הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּחַ֙רְתָּ֙ בְּאַבְרָ֔ם וְהוֹצֵאת֖וֹ מֵא֣וּר כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים וְשַׂ֥מְתָּ שְּׁמ֖וֹ אַבְרָהָֽם׃
- אַתָּה־'a.tah-“you”Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
- הוּא֙hu'“he”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“[are] Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“who”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- בָּחַ֙רְתָּ֙ba.Char.ta“you chose”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּחַר · “to choose” · Strong's H0977
- בְּאַבְרָ֔םbe.'av.Ram“<in> Abram”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָם · “Abram” · Strong's H0087
- וְהוֹצֵאת֖וֹve.ho.tze.To“and you brought out him”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “send” · Strong's H3318H
- מֵא֣וּרme.'Ur“from Ur”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from אוּר · “Ur” · Strong's H0218B
- כַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.Dim“of [the] Chaldeans”Noun, proper name of a place · from כַּשְׂדִּים · “Chaldea” · Strong's H3778
- וְשַׂ֥מְתָּve.Sam.ta“and you made”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “name” · Strong's H7760M
- שְּׁמ֖וֹshe.Mo“name his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
- אַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.Ham“Abraham”Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָהָם · “Abraham” · Strong's H0085
Places named in this verse
- Chaldeans (Chaldea)region · Identification: certain · Map of Chaldea (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Chaldea on OpenBible.info
- Ur · today: Tell el Muqayyarregion, settlement · Identification: probable · Map of Ur (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Ur on OpenBible.info