Nehemiah
Nehemiah 8:6
6Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Ezra | עֶזְרָ֔א | ‘ez·rā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5830 Ezra |
| blessed | וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ | way·ḇā·reḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the great | הַגָּד֑וֹל | hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| God | הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| and with their hands | יְדֵיהֶ֔ם | yə·ḏê·hem | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| uplifted | בְּמֹ֣עַל | bə·mō·‘al | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4607 lifting |
| all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | הָעָ֜ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| said | וַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּ | way·ya·‘ă·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6030 answer, respond |
| Amen | אָמֵ֤ן׀ | ’ā·mên | Adverb | H543 verily, truly |
| Amen | אָמֵן֙ | ’ā·mên | Adverb | H543 verily, truly |
| Then they bowed down | וַיִּקְּד֧וּ | way·yiq·qə·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6915 bow down |
| and worshiped | וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛ | way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wu | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7812 bow down |
| the LORD | לַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| with their faces | אַפַּ֥יִם | ’ap·pa·yim | Noun - md | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| to the ground | אָֽרְצָה׃ | ’ā·rə·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
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1 Timothy 2:8 · Lamentations 3:41 · Exodus 4:31 · 2 Chronicles 20:18 · Revelation 7:11 · Genesis 24:26 · Psalm 134:2 · Nehemiah 5:13 · Leviticus 9:24 · 1 Chronicles 29:20 · Exodus 12:27 · Psalm 72:18–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.