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:
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“You came down at Mount Sinai and spoke to them from heaven. You gave them regulations and instructions that were just, and decrees and commands that were good.

Context of Nehemiah 9:13

11You divided the sea before them, so that they passed through it on dry ground, but you hurled their pursuers into the depths, like a stone into mighty waters. 12By day you led them with a pillar of cloud, and by night with a pillar of fire to give them light on the way they were to take. “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. 14You made known to them your holy Sabbath and gave them commands, decrees and laws through your servant Moses. 15In their hunger you gave them bread from heaven and in their thirst you brought them water from the rock; you told them to go in and take possession of the land you had sworn with uplifted hand to give them.

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 19:11and be ready by the third day, because on that 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 dawned over them from Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran. He came with myriads of holy ones from the south, from his mountain slopes.
• Isaiah 64:1Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you!
• Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. His glory covered the heavens and his praise filled the earth.
• Exodus 20:1And God spoke all these words:
• Deuteronomy 4:10Remember the day you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb, when he said to me, “Assemble the people before me to hear my words so that they may learn to revere me as long as they live in the land and may teach them to their children.”
• Deuteronomy 5:4The Lord spoke to you face to face out of the fire on the mountain.
• Hebrews 12:18You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm;
• Deuteronomy 4:8And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws as this body of laws I am setting before you today?
• Deuteronomy 10:12And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
• Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
• Psalms 119:127Because I love your commands more than gold, more than pure gold,
• Ezekiel 20:11I gave them my decrees and made known to them my laws, by which the person who obeys them will live.
• Romans 7:12So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.
• Romans 7:16And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good.
• Psalms 119:160All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.

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
• Covenant
• Divide
• Gracious
• Mighty
• Neck
• Sure
• Intercession
• Israel, History of
• Leviticus

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