Neh 9:17 | NETfull | STEP | They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. You did not abandon them,

Nehemiah 9:17

17 They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. ^{▼▼ The present translation follows a few medieval Hebrew MSS and the LXX in reading בְּמִצְרָיִם (b^emitsrayim, “in Egypt”; so also NAB, NASB, NRSV, TEV, NLT) rather than the MT reading בְּמִרְיָם (b^emiryam, “in their rebellion”).} But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. ^{▼▼ The translation follows the Qere reading חֶסֶד (khesed, “loyal love”) rather than the Kethib reading וְחֶסֶד (v^ekhesed, “and loyal love”) of the MT.} You did not abandon them,