Nehemiah 8:6
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
1288 [e]וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ
way-ḇā-reḵ
And blessedConj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms
5830 [e]עֶזְרָ֔א
‘ez-rā,
EzraN-proper-ms
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
3068 [e]יְהוָ֥ה
Yah-weh
YahwehN-proper-ms
430 [e]הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
hā-’ĕ-lō-hîm
GodArt | N-mp
1419 [e]הַגָּד֑וֹל
hag-gā-ḏō-wl;
The greatArt | Adj-ms
6030 [e]וַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּ
way-ya-‘ă-nū
and answeredConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
3605 [e]כָל־
ḵāl
allN-msc
5971 [e]הָעָ֜ם
hā-‘ām
the peopleArt | N-ms
543 [e]אָמֵ֤ן ׀
’ā-mên
AmenAdv
543 [e]אָמֵן֙
’ā-mên
AmenAdv
4607 [e]בְּמֹ֣עַל
bə-mō-‘al
while lifting upPrep-b | N-msc
3027 [e]יְדֵיהֶ֔ם
yə-ḏê-hem,
their handsN-fdc | 3mp
6915 [e]וַיִּקְּד֧וּ
way-yiq-qə-ḏū
and they bowed their headsConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
7812 [e]וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛
way-yiš-ta-ḥă-wu
and worshipedConj-w | V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3mp
3068 [e]לַיהוָ֖ה
Yah-weh
YahwehPrep-l | N-proper-ms
639 [e]אַפַּ֥יִם
’ap-pa-yim
with [their] facesN-md
776 [e]אָֽרְצָה׃
’ā-rə-ṣāh.
to the groundN-fs | 3fs





















Hebrew Texts
נחמיה 8:6 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ עֶזְרָ֔א אֶת־יְהוָ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים הַגָּדֹ֑ול וַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּ כָל־הָעָ֜ם אָמֵ֤ן ׀ אָמֵן֙ בְּמֹ֣עַל יְדֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּקְּד֧וּ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛ לַיהוָ֖ה אַפַּ֥יִם אָֽרְצָה׃

נחמיה 8:6 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויברך עזרא את־יהוה האלהים הגדול ויענו כל־העם אמן ׀ אמן במעל ידיהם ויקדו וישתחו ליהוה אפים ארצה׃

נחמיה 8:6 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויברך עזרא את־יהוה האלהים הגדול ויענו כל־העם אמן ׀ אמן במעל ידיהם ויקדו וישתחו ליהוה אפים ארצה׃

נחמיה 8:6 Hebrew Bible
ויברך עזרא את יהוה האלהים הגדול ויענו כל העם אמן אמן במעל ידיהם ויקדו וישתחו ליהוה אפים ארצה׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then Ezra blessed the LORD the great God. And all the people answered, "Amen, Amen!" while lifting up their hands; then they bowed low and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

King James Bible
And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ezra praised 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.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Amen

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with lifting

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bowed

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with their faces

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