Deu 9:26 | NETfull | STEP | I prayed to him: O, Lord God , 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: ^{▼▼ Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 9:3.} O, Lord God, ^{▼▼ Heb “Lord Lord” (אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה, ’adonay y^ehvih). The phrase is customarily rendered by Jewish tradition as “Lord God” (אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהִים, ’adonay ’elohim). See also the note on the phrase “Lord God” in Deut 3:24.} do not destroy your people, your valued property ^{▼▼ 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, ^{▼▼ Heb “you have redeemed in your greatness.”} whom you brought out of Egypt by your strength. ^{▼▼ Heb “by your strong hand.”}