Nehemiah 9:13

Nehemiah 9:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)“You came down on Mount Sinai; you spoke to them from heaven. You gave them regulations and laws that are just and right, and decrees and commands that are good.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven and gave them right rules and true laws, good statutes and commandments,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You came down also on Mount Sinai, And spoke with them from heaven, And gave them just ordinances and true laws, Good statutes and commandments.

Context of Nehemiah 9:13

11You divided the sea into two parts so that your people could cross it on a dry path. When Pharaoh's soldiers chased after them, you threw them into the sea. They drowned in the water, like a heavy stone. 12During the day, you led your people with a pillar of cloud. At night, you led them with a pillar of fire to give them light. You showed them the way that they should travel. At Sinai mountain, you came down from heaven and you spoke to your people. You gave them your laws, rules and commands, which are good, fair and true. 14You told them about the Sabbath and how to make it a special day. You gave all your laws to Moses so that he would teach them to your people. 15You gave your people bread from heaven when they were hungry. You gave them water from a rock to drink when they were thirsty. You commanded them to go to the land that you had promised to give them. You told them to take it for themselves.

Nehemiah 9:13 word by word

וְעַ֤ל הַר־סִינַי֙ יָרַ֔דְתָּ וְדַבֵּ֥ר עִמָּהֶ֖ם מִשָּׁמָ֑יִם וַתִּתֵּ֨ן לָהֶ֜ם מִשְׁפָּטִ֤ים יְשָׁרִים֙ וְתוֹר֣וֹת אֱמֶ֔ת חֻקִּ֥ים וּמִצְוֹ֖ת טוֹבִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou camest downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• also upon mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Sinaiסִינַיsîynay · SinaiH5514
• and spakestדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• with them from heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and gavestנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them rightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• and trueאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: certainH571
• lawsתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• and commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687

Cross-references for Nehemiah 9:13

• Exodus 19:11They must be ready on the third day. On that day, I will come down on Sinai mountain, so that all the people see me.
• Deuteronomy 33:2He said this: ‘The Lord came from Sinai. He appeared to his people like the sun that rises over the hills of Edom. He shone on his people from Mount Paran. Thousands of angels came with him. In his right hand, he held his Law that burned with fire.
• Isaiah 64:1Please Lord, break open the skies and come down to help us! That would make the mountains shake!
• Habakkuk 3:3God is coming from Teman! The Holy God is coming from Paran mountain. Selah. His beautiful power covers the whole sky! People praise him all over the earth!
• Exodus 20:1Then God spoke all these words:
• Deuteronomy 4:10Remember when you stood in front of the Lord your God at Sinai. He said to me, ‘Bring all the people here to me so that I can tell them my commands. Then they will learn to respect me and obey me. They will do this for as long as they live and they will teach my commands to their children.’
• Deuteronomy 5:4The Lord spoke clearly to you from the middle of the fire on the mountain.
• Hebrews 12:18You have come near to God. But you have not come to a place that you can touch, like Sinai mountain. That mountain burned with fire. But where the people stood, it was completely dark. They could not see at all. There was also a very strong wind and a storm.
• Deuteronomy 4:8And no other great nation has rules and laws that are as fair as ours. That is God's Law that I am giving to you today.
• Deuteronomy 10:12So, people of Israel, this is what the Lord your God wants you to do: You should respect him with fear. You should live in a way that pleases him. Love him and serve him in everything that you think and in everything that you do.
• Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect. It makes us strong again. We can trust what the Lord teaches us. He helps ordinary people to be wise.
• Psalms 119:127That is why I love your commands. They are more valuable to me than very pure gold.
• Ezekiel 20:11I gave them my laws and my commands. Anyone who obeyed them would enjoy a good life.
• Romans 7:12So we understand that God's Law and its commands are completely good. They are holy, fair and good.
• Romans 7:16But I do not want to do those wrong things. So I am agreeing that God's Law is good.
• Psalms 119:160I can trust that your message is true. All your righteous rules will continue for ever.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 9:13

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-38Verses 4-38 The summary of their prayers we have here upon record. Much more, no doubt, was said. Whatever ability we have to do any thing in the way of duty, we are to serve and glorify God according to the utmost of it. When confessing our sins, it is good to notice the mercies of God, that we may be the more humbled and ashamed. The dealings of the Lord showed his goodness and long-suffering, and the hardness of their hearts. The testimony of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-21This prayer reminded the people of God's miraculous guidance of Israel in the wilderness (Exodus 13:21–22), his personal appearance at Mount Sinai to reveal his covenant laws through Moses (see Exodus 19–20), and his faithfulness in providing bread and water (see Exodus 16:4; 17:1–6). Despite all of that, Israel's ancestors were proud and stubborn and refused to obey (see Exodus 32; Numbers 14:4). Yet in his grace, God remained faithful and compassionate…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-386-38. Thou, even thou, art Lord alone, &c.--In this solemn and impressive prayer, in which they make public confession of their sins, and deprecate the judgments due to the transgressions of their fathers, they begin with a profound adoration of God, whose supreme majesty and omnipotence is acknowledged in the creation, preservation, and government of all. Then they proceed to enumerate His mercies and distinguished favors to them as a nation, from the…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 9:13

• Sabbath
• Sin
• Sinai
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Sinai
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• Covenant
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Commentaries on Nehemiah 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings