Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:13

¹³You came down on Mount Sinai

and spoke with them from heaven.

You gave them just ordinances, true laws,

and good statutes and commandments.

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.