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 constructed for this purpose. Standing near him at his right hand were Mattitiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah and Maaseiah and at his left hand were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah and Meshullam. 5Ezra opened the scroll in the sight of all the people for he was above all the people. When he opened it, all the people stood up. Ezra blessed Adonai, the great God, and all the people answered, “Amen, amen!” as they lifted up of their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped Adonai with their faces to the ground. 7The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbetai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Torah while the people were standing in their place. 8They read from the Torah scroll of God, distinctly explaining it and giving insight. Thus they understood what was read.

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 congregation, “Now bless Adonai your God.” So the whole congregation blessed Adonai, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and fell prostrate before Adonai and the king.
• 2 Chronicles 6:4He said: “Blessed be Adonai, the God of Israel, who with His hands has fulfilled what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying:
• Psalms 41:13You uphold me in my integrity and set me before Your face forever.
• Psalms 72:18Blessed be Adonai Elohim, God of Israel, who alone does wonders.
• Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Messiah.
• 1 Peter 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah! In His great mercy He caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Messiah Yeshua from the dead.
• Nehemiah 5:13Also I shook out my garment, and said, “In this way may God shake out from His house and from His property every one that does not keep this promise. In this way may he be shaken out and emptied!” And all the assembly replied, “Amen!” and they praised Adonai. So the people did according to this promise.
• Jeremiah 28:6So the prophet Jeremiah said: “Amen! May Adonai do so! May Adonai fulfill your words that you have prophesied, bringing back the vessels of Adonai’s House and all those who are taken away captive, from Babylon to this place!
• Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
• 1 Corinthians 14:16Otherwise if you give thanks and praise in the spirit, how will one filling the place of the ungifted say the “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he has no idea what you’re saying?
• Genesis 14:22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand in oath to Adonai, El Elyon, Creator of heaven and earth.
• Psalms 28:2Hear the sound of my pleas, when I cry to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy Sanctuary.
• Psalms 63:4Since Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips will praise You.
• Psalms 134:2Lift up your hands to the Sanctuary and bless Adonai.
• Psalms 141:2May my prayer be set before You like incense. May the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.
• Lamentations 3:41Let us lift up our heart and hands to 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
• Commandments
• Feasts
• Law
• 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