Nehemiah 9:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Then You came downיָרַ֔דְתָּ
(ya·rad·ta,)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
on Mountהַר־
(har-)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
Sinai,סִינַי֙
(si·nai)
5514: the mountain where the law was givenprobably from the same as Sin
And spokeוְדַבֵּ֥ר
(ve·dab·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
with them from heaven;מִשָּׁמָ֑יִם
(mi·sha·ma·yim;)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
You gaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ן
(vat·tit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
them justיְשָׁרִים֙
(ye·sha·rim)
3477: straight, rightfrom yashar
ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטִ֤ים
(mish·pa·tim)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
and TRUEאֱמֶ֔ת
(e·met,)
571: firmness, faithfulness, truthfrom aman
laws,וְתֹורֹ֣ות
(ve·to·v·ro·vt)
8451: direction, instruction, lawfrom yarah
Goodטֹובִֽים׃
(to·v·vim.)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
statutesחֻקִּ֥ים
(chuk·kim)
2706: something prescribed or owed, a statutefrom chaqaq
and commandments.וּמִצְוֹ֖ת
(u·mitz·vot)
4687: commandmentfrom tsavah


















KJV Lexicon
Thou camest down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
also upon mount
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
Sinai
Ciynay  (see-nah'-ee)
Sinai, mountain of Arabia -- Sinai.
and spakest
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
with them from heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
and gavest
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
them right
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
judgments
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
and true.
'emeth  (eh'-meth)
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness -- assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
laws
towrah  (to-raw')
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law.
good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
statutes
choq  (khoke)
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
and commandments
mitsvah  (mits-vaw')
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) -- (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Then You came down on Mount Sinai, And spoke with them from heaven; You gave them just ordinances and true laws, Good statutes and commandments.

King James Bible
Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You came down on Mount Sinai, and spoke to them from heaven. You gave them impartial ordinances, reliable instructions, and good statutes and commands.

International Standard Version
"You also came down to Mount Sinai, spoke with them from heaven, and gave them impartial regulations, true laws, statutes, and good commands.

NET Bible
"You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You provided them with just judgments, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You came from heaven to Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them fair rules, trustworthy teachings, and good laws and commandments.

King James 2000 Bible
You came down also upon mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right ordinances, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:
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