Nehemiah 8:6

Nehemiah 8:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Ezra praised the Lord, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered, "Amen, Amen," lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. Then all the people answered, “Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

Context of Nehemiah 8:6

4Ezra the scribe stood at a wooden podium which they had made for the purpose. And beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right; and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam on his left. 5Then Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up. Then Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, “Amen, Amen!” with the raising of their hands; then they kneeled down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground. 7Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites explained the Law to the people while the people remained in their place. 8They read from the book, from the Law of God, translating to give the sense so that they understood the reading.

Nehemiah 8:6 word by word

וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ עֶזְרָ֔א אֶת־יְהוָ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים הַגָּד֑וֹל וַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּ כָל־הָעָ֜ם אָמֵ֤ן׀ אָמֵן֙ בְּמֹ֣עַל יְדֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּקְּד֧וּ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛ לַיהוָ֖ה אַפַּ֥יִם אָֽרְצָה׃Read the interlinear

• Then Ezraעֶזְרָא‛ezrâ' · EzraH5830
• blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• And allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• Amenאָמֵן'âmên · amenH543
• with the raisingמֹ֫עַלmô‛al · liftingH4607
• of their handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• they kneeledקָדַדqâdad · to bowH6915
• facesאַף'aph · faceH639
• to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776

Cross-references for Nehemiah 8:6

• 1 Chronicles 29:20Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed down and paid homage to the Lord and the king.
• 2 Chronicles 6:4He said, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who spoke with His mouth to my father David, and fulfilled it with His hands, saying,
• Psalms 41:13Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
• Psalms 72:18Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who alone works wonders.
• Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
• 1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• Nehemiah 5:13I also shook out the front of my garment and said, “So may God shake out every person from his house and from his possessions who does not keep this promise; just so may he be shaken out and emptied.” And all the assembly said, “Amen!” And they praised the Lord. Then the people acted in accordance with this promise.
• Jeremiah 28:6and Jeremiah the prophet said, “Amen! May the Lord do so; may the Lord fulfill your words which you have prophesied, to bring back the vessels of the Lord’s house and all the exiles, from Babylon to this place.
• Matthew 6:13And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.’
• 1 Corinthians 14:16For otherwise, if you bless God in the spirit only, how will the one who occupies the place of the outsider know to say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you are saying?
• Genesis 14:22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have sworn to the Lord God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,
• Psalms 28:2Hear the sound of my pleadings when I cry to You for help, When I raise my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
• Psalms 63:4So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
• Psalms 134:2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary And bless the Lord.
• Psalms 141:2May my prayer be counted as incense before You; The raising of my hands as the evening offering.
• Lamentations 3:41We raise our heart and hands Toward God in heaven;

Commentaries on Nehemiah 8:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Ezra blessed the Lord - In imitation of this, we say, when the gospel for the day is commenced, Glory be to God for his holy Gospel! and conclude this thanksgiving with, Amen.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Ezra blessed the LORD: See also Nehemiah 1:5; 9:32; Deuteronomy 10:17; Jeremiah 32:18; Daniel 9:4. Amen! This is a statement of agreement (see Nehemiah 5:13). Lifting hands (Psalm 28:2) and bowing in humble worship showed reverence for God and submission to his word.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81. all the people gathered themselves together as one man--The occasion was the celebration of the feast of the seventh month (Ne 7:73). The beginning of every month was ushered in as a sacred festival; but this, the commencement of the seventh month, was kept with distinguished honor as "the feast of trumpets," which extended over two days. It was the first day of the seventh ecclesiastical year, and the new year's day of the Jewish civil year, on which…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 8:6

• Amen
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• Repentance
• Synagogue
• Word of God
• Worship

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Commentaries on Nehemiah 8

• 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