23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 9:23:1 ⧉וּבְנֵיהֶ֣םuvenehemand their children Nehemiah 9:23:2 ⧉הִרְבִּ֔יתָhirbitayou multiplied Nehemiah 9:23:3 ⧉כְּכֹוכְבֵ֖יkekhokheveas the stars of Nehemiah 9:23:4 ⧉הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםhashamayimthe heavens Nehemiah 9:23:5 ⧉וַתְּבִיאֵ֣םvatteviemand you brought them Nehemiah 9:23:6 ⧉אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץelhaaretsto the land Nehemiah 9:23:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־אָמַ֖רְתָּasheramartawhich you said Nehemiah 9:23:8 ⧉לַאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֣םlaavotehemto their fathers Nehemiah 9:23:9 ⧉לָבֹ֑ואlavoto enter Nehemiah 9:23:10 ⧉לָרָֽשֶׁת׃larashetto possess |
23. Formal Translation And their descendants you made as numerous as the stars of the heavens, and you brought them into the land that you had promised to their fathers to enter and possess. |
23. Dynamic Translation You made their children as countless as the stars in the sky, and you brought them into the land you had promised to their ancestors so they could settle there and make it their home. |