New English Translation
Nehemiah 9:13
13“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.
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 split the sea before them, and they crossed through the sea on dry ground! But you threw their pursuers into the depths, like a stone into surging waters. 12You guided them with a pillar of cloud by day and with a pillar of fire by night to illumine for them the path they were to travel. “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. 14You made known to them your holy Sabbath; you issued commandments, statutes, and law to them through Moses your servant. 15You provided bread from heaven for them in their time of hunger, and you brought forth water from the rock for them in their time of thirst. You told them to enter in order to possess the land that you had sworn to give them.
Read all of Nehemiah 9Nehemiah 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 19:11and be ready for the third day, for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
- Deuteronomy 33:2He said: The Lord came from Sinai and revealed himself to Israel from Seir. He appeared in splendor from Mount Paran, and came forth with ten thousand holy ones. With his right hand he gave a fiery law to them.
- Isaiah 64:1If only you would tear apart the sky and come down! The mountains would tremble before you!
- Habakkuk 3:3God comes from Teman, the sovereign one from Mount Paran. Selah. His splendor covers the skies, his glory fills the earth.
- Exodus 20:1God spoke all these words:
- Deuteronomy 4:10You stood before the Lord your God at Horeb and he said to me, “Assemble the people before me so that I can tell them my commands. Then they will learn to revere me all the days they live in the land, and they will instruct their children.”
- Deuteronomy 5:4The Lord spoke face to face with you at the mountain, from the middle of the fire.
- Hebrews 12:18For you have not come to something that can be touched, to a burning fire and darkness and gloom and a whirlwind
- Deuteronomy 4:8And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just as this whole law that I am about to share with you today?
- Deuteronomy 10:12Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you except to revere him, to obey all his commandments, to love him, to serve him with all your mind and being,
- Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one’s life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.
- Psalms 119:127For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold.
- Ezekiel 20:11I gave them my statutes and revealed my regulations to them. The one who carries them out will live by them!
- Romans 7:12So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
- Romans 7:16But if I do what I don’t want, I agree that the law is good.
- Psalms 119:160Your instructions are totally reliable; all your just regulations endure. שׂ/שׁ (Sin/Shin)
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
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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
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