Nehemiah 9:14
New International Version
You made known to them your holy Sabbath and gave them commands, decrees and laws through your servant Moses.

New Living Translation
You instructed them concerning your holy Sabbath. And you commanded them, through Moses your servant, to obey all your commands, decrees, and instructions.

English Standard Version
and you made known to them your holy Sabbath and commanded them commandments and statutes and a law by Moses your servant.

Berean Standard Bible
You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.

King James Bible
And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:

New King James Version
You made known to them Your holy Sabbath, And commanded them precepts, statutes and laws, By the hand of Moses Your servant.

New American Standard Bible
“So You made known to them Your holy Sabbath, And gave them commandments, statutes, and law, Through Your servant Moses.

NASB 1995
“So You made known to them Your holy sabbath, And laid down for them commandments, statutes and law, Through Your servant Moses.

NASB 1977
“So Thou didst make known to them Thy holy sabbath, And didst lay down for them commandments, statutes, and law, Through Thy servant Moses.

Legacy Standard Bible
So You made known to them Your holy sabbath, And commanded to them commandments, statutes and law, By the hand of Your servant Moses.

Amplified Bible
“So You made known to them Your holy Sabbath, And gave them commandments, statutes, and law, Through Your servant Moses.

Christian Standard Bible
You revealed your holy Sabbath to them, and gave them commands, statutes, and instruction through your servant Moses.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You revealed Your holy Sabbath to them, and gave them commands, statutes, and instruction through Your servant Moses.

American Standard Version
and madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses thy servant,

Contemporary English Version
You commanded them to respect your holy Sabbath, and you instructed your servant Moses to teach them your laws.

English Revised Version
and madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by the hand of Moses thy servant:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You taught them about your holy day of worship. You gave them commandments, laws, and teachings through your servant Moses.

Good News Translation
You taught them to keep your Sabbaths holy, and through your servant Moses you gave them your laws.

International Standard Version
You revealed to them your holy Sabbath, and you mandated precepts, statutes, and laws through Moses your servant.

Majority Standard Bible
You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.

NET Bible
You made known to them your holy Sabbath; you issued commandments, statutes, and law to them through Moses your servant.

New Heart English Bible
and made known to them your holy Sabbath, and commanded them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses your servant,

Webster's Bible Translation
And madest known to them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:

World English Bible
and made known to them your holy Sabbath, and commanded them commandments, statutes, and a law, by Moses your servant,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Your holy Sabbath You have made known to them, "" And commands, and statutes, and law, "" You have commanded for them, "" By the hand of Your servant Moses;

Young's Literal Translation
And Thy holy sabbath Thou hast made known to them, and commands, and statutes, and law, Thou hast commanded for them, by the hand of Moses Thy servant;

Smith's Literal Translation
And thou didst make known to them thy holy Sabbath, and commands, and ordinances, and law; thou didst charge to them by the hand of Moses thy servant:
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou madest known to them thy holy sabbath, and didst prescribe to them commandments, and ceremonies, and the law by the hand of Moses thy servant.

Catholic Public Domain Version
You revealed to them your sanctified Sabbath, and you instructed them in commandments, and ceremonies, and the law, by the hand of Moses, your servant.

New American Bible
Your holy sabbath you made known to them, commandments, statutes, and law you prescribed for them, by the hand of Moses your servant.

New Revised Standard Version
and you made known your holy sabbath to them and gave them commandments and statutes and a law through your servant Moses.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And thou didst make known to them thy holy sabbath and commandments and statutes and laws which thou commandedst by the hand of Moses thy servant;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the Sabbath of your holiness you made known to them, and the commandments and statutes and laws that you commanded them by the hand of Moshe your Servant.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
and madest known unto them Thy holy sabbath, and didst command them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by the hand of Moses Thy servant;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And thou didst make known to them thy holy sabbath; thou didst enjoin upon them commandments, and ordinances, and a law, by the hand of thy servant Moses.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The People Confess Their Sins
13You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments. 14 You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses. 15In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land which You had sworn to give them.…

Cross References
Exodus 20:8-11
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. ...

Deuteronomy 5:12-15
Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do. ...

Genesis 2:2-3
And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work. / Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.

Exodus 31:13-17
“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. / Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people. / For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death. ...

Isaiah 56:2-6
Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.” / Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.” / For this is what the LORD says: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, who choose what pleases Me and hold fast to My covenant— ...

Ezekiel 20:12-20
I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. / Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness. / But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. ...

Leviticus 23:3
For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.

Matthew 12:8
For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

Mark 2:27-28
Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. / Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

Luke 6:5
Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

Hebrews 4:4-10
For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.” / And again, as He says in the passage above: “They shall never enter My rest.” / Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience, ...

Colossians 2:16-17
Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.

Isaiah 58:13-14
If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words, / then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

Jeremiah 17:21-27
This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. / You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers. / Yet they would not listen or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and would not listen or receive My discipline. ...

Acts 13:42-44
As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath. / After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God. / On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.


Treasury of Scripture

And made known to them your holy sabbath, and commanded them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses your servant:

madest

Genesis 2:3
And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

Exodus 16:29
See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.

Exodus 20:8-11
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy…

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Exodus 21:1-23:33
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them…

Leviticus 27:34
These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.

Deuteronomy 4:5,45
Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it…

Moses

Nehemiah 1:8
Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:

John 1:17
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

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Nehemiah 9
1. A solemn fast, and repentance of the people
4. The Levites make a confession of God's goodness, and their wickedness














You made known to them
This phrase emphasizes God's initiative in revealing His will to His people. The Hebrew root for "made known" is "yada," which implies an intimate knowledge or understanding. This is not merely intellectual awareness but a relational and experiential knowledge. In the context of Nehemiah, it underscores God's active role in guiding Israel, highlighting His desire for a personal relationship with His people. Historically, this revelation was a pivotal moment for the Israelites, as it set them apart from other nations and established a covenant relationship with God.

Your holy Sabbath
The Sabbath is a day set apart for rest and worship, rooted in the creation narrative where God rested on the seventh day. The Hebrew word for "holy" is "qodesh," meaning sacred or set apart. The Sabbath was a sign of the covenant between God and Israel, a reminder of God's creation and deliverance. It was a gift to the Israelites, providing physical rest and spiritual renewal. In a broader theological context, the Sabbath points to the ultimate rest found in Christ, as discussed in the New Testament.

and gave them commandments, statutes, and laws
This phrase refers to the comprehensive legal and moral code given to Israel. The Hebrew words for "commandments," "statutes," and "laws" are "mitzvot," "chuqqim," and "torot," respectively. These terms encompass the full range of divine instructions, from moral imperatives to ceremonial practices. The giving of the law at Sinai was a foundational event for Israel, shaping their identity and community life. It reflects God's holiness and His desire for His people to live in a way that reflects His character.

through Your servant Moses
Moses is a central figure in the Old Testament, serving as the mediator between God and Israel. The term "servant" underscores Moses' role as a faithful leader and prophet. His life and ministry were marked by obedience and humility, qualities that made him an effective instrument in God's hands. Moses' leadership was crucial in guiding the Israelites out of Egypt and through the wilderness, and his role in delivering God's law established him as a key figure in Israel's history. This phrase also highlights the importance of faithful leadership in conveying God's truth to His people.

(14) Madest known unto them thy holy sabbath.--Every word here, as well as the prominence given to this among the other "commandments," must be noted as illustrating the importance of this ordinance in the covenant of chapter 10 and throughout the book.

Verse 14. - Madest known unto them thy holy sabbath. The anterior existence of the sabbath to the law is here implied, which accords with Genesis 2:2, 3, and Exodus 20:11. Precepts, statutes, and laws. Rather a periphrasis for "the law" generally, than a logical division of the Law into distinct parts.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You revealed
הוֹדַ֣עַתָ‪‬ (hō·w·ḏa·‘a·ṯā)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

to them
לָהֶ֑ם (lā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

Your holy
קָדְשְׁךָ֖ (qāḏ·šə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

Sabbath,
שַׁבַּ֥ת (šab·baṯ)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 7676: Intermission, the Sabbath

and gave
צִוִּ֣יתָ (ṣiw·wî·ṯā)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

them
לָהֶ֔ם (lā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

commandments
וּמִצְו֤וֹת (ū·miṣ·wō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4687: Commandment

and statutes
וְחֻקִּים֙ (wə·ḥuq·qîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2706: Something prescribed or owed, a statute

and laws
וְתוֹרָ֔ה (wə·ṯō·w·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

through
בְּיַ֖ד (bə·yaḏ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

Your servant
עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ (‘aḇ·de·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

Moses.
מֹשֶׁ֥ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver


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