Deu 9:26 | NET2full | STEP | I prayed to him : O, Sovereign Lord , do not destroy your people , your valued property that you have powerfully redeemed , whom you brought out of Egypt by your strength .

‏ Deuteronomy 9:26

26 I prayed to him: ^{▼▼tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 9:3.} O, Sovereign Lord, ^{▼▼tn Heb “Lord Yahweh” (אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה, ʾadonay yehvih). The phrase is customarily rendered by Jewish tradition as “Lord God” (אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהִים, ʾadonay ʾelohim).} do not destroy your people, your valued property ^{▼▼tn Heb “your inheritance”; NLT “your special (very own NRSV) possession.” Israel is compared to landed property that one would inherit from his ancestors and pass on to his descendants.} that you have powerfully redeemed, ^{▼▼tn Heb “you have redeemed in your greatness.”} whom you brought out of Egypt by your strength. ^{▼▼tn Heb “by your strong hand.”}