Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:13–14

¹³You came down on Mount Sinai

and spoke with them from heaven.

You gave them just ordinances, true laws,

and good statutes and commandments.

¹⁴You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath

and gave them commandments and statutes and laws

through Your servant Moses.

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Nehemiah 9:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You came down	יָרַ֔דְתָּ	yā·raḏ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
on	וְעַ֤ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
Mount	הַר־	har-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Sinai	סִינַי֙	sî·nay	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5514 Sinai
and spoke	וְדַבֵּ֥ר	wə·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1696 speak
with them	עִמָּהֶ֖ם	‘im·mā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5973 with
from heaven	מִשָּׁמָ֑יִם	miš·šā·mā·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
You gave	וַתִּתֵּ֨ן	wat·tit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
them	לָהֶ֜ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
just	יְשָׁרִים֙	yə·šā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3477 straight, right
ordinances	מִשְׁפָּטִ֤ים	miš·pā·ṭîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4941 judgment
true	אֱמֶ֔ת	’ĕ·meṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
laws	וְתוֹר֣וֹת	wə·ṯō·w·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
and good	טוֹבִֽים׃	ṭō·w·ḇîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
statutes	חֻקִּ֥ים	ḥuq·qîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
and commandments	וּמִצְוֺ֖ת	ū·miṣ·wōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H4687 commandment

Nehemiah 9:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You revealed	הוֹדַ֣עַתָ	hō·ḏa·ʿa·ṯå̄	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
to them	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
Your holy	קָדְשְׁךָ֖	qāḏ·šə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
Sabbath	שַׁבַּ֥ת	šab·baṯ	Noun - common singular construct	H7676 Sabbath
and gave	צִוִּ֣יתָ	ṣiw·wî·ṯā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
them	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
commandments	וּמִצְו֤וֹת	ū·miṣ·wō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H4687 commandment
and statutes	וְחֻקִּים֙	wə·ḥuq·qîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
and laws	וְתוֹרָ֔ה	wə·ṯō·w·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law
through	בְּיַ֖ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
Your servant	עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃	‘aḇ·de·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֥ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses

Cross-references

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Nehemiah 9:13 Psalm 119:160 · Exodus 20:1 · Psalm 119:127–128 · Exodus 19:11 · Romans 7:12–14 · Psalm 19:7–11 · Deuteronomy 5:22–26 · Ezekiel 20:11–13 · Deuteronomy 4:8 · Deuteronomy 4:33 · Isaiah 64:1 · Exodus 19:16–20

Nehemiah 9:14 Exodus 20:8–11 · Ezekiel 20:12 · Genesis 2:3 · Ezekiel 20:20 · Exodus 16:23 · Exodus 16:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.