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 on a high wooden platform that had been made for the occasion. To his right stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah. To his left stood Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam. 5Ezra stood on the platform in full view of all the people. When they saw him open the book, they all rose to their feet. Then Ezra praised the Lord, the great God, and all the people chanted, “Amen! Amen!” as they lifted their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground. 7The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—then instructed the people in the Law while everyone remained in their places. 8They read from the Book of the Law of God and clearly explained the meaning of what was being read, helping the people understand each passage.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Ezraעֶזְרָא‛ezrâ' · EzraH5830
• blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• And all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• Amenאָמֵן'âmên · amenH543
• with lifting upמֹ֫עַלmô‛al · liftingH4607
• their handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• and they bowedקָדַדqâdad · to bowH6915
• their heads, and worshippedשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
• facesאַף'aph · faceH639
• to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776

Cross-references for Nehemiah 8:6

• 1 Chronicles 29:20Then David said to the whole assembly, “Give praise to the Lord your God!” And the entire assembly praised the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and they bowed low and knelt before the Lord and the king.
• 2 Chronicles 6:4“Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who has kept the promise he made to my father, David. For he told my father,
• Psalms 41:13Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen!
• Psalms 72:18Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things.
• Ephesians 1:3All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.
• 1 Peter 1:3All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation,
• Nehemiah 5:13I shook out the folds of my robe and said, “If you fail to keep your promise, may God shake you like this from your homes and from your property!” The whole assembly responded, “Amen,” and they praised the Lord. And the people did as they had promised.
• Jeremiah 28:6He said, “Amen! May your prophecies come true! I hope the Lord does everything you say. I hope he does bring back from Babylon the treasures of this Temple and all the captives.
• Matthew 6:13And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.
• 1 Corinthians 14:16For if you praise God only in the spirit, how can those who don’t understand you praise God along with you? How can they join you in giving thanks when they don’t understand what you are saying?
• Genesis 14:22Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I solemnly swear to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
• Psalms 28:2Listen to my prayer for mercy as I cry out to you for help, as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.
• Psalms 63:4I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer.
• Psalms 134:2Lift your hands toward the sanctuary, and praise the Lord.
• Psalms 141:2Accept my prayer as incense offered to you, and my upraised hands as an evening offering.
• Lamentations 3:41Let us lift our hearts and hands to God in heaven and say,

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
• Commandments
• Feasts
• Law
• Repentance
• Synagogue
• Word of God
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Ezra
• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Amen
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• Atonement, Day of
• Bible, the
• Criticism of the Bible
• Genealogy
• Gesture

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