Tree of Life Version
Nehemiah 9:5
5The Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said: “Stand up! Bless Adonai your God, from everlasting to everlasting! May Your glorious Name be blessed; may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
Nehemiah 9:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
- New International Version (NIV)And the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah—said: “Stand up and praise the Lord your God, who is from everlasting to everlasting.” “Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, "Stand up and bless the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said: “Stand up and bless the Lord your God Forever and ever! “Blessed be Your glorious name, Which is exalted above all blessing and praise!
Context of Nehemiah 9:5
3They stood in their place and read in the scroll of the Torah of Adonai their God for a quarter of the day; and for another quarter they were confessing and prostrating themselves before Adonai their God. 4Then the Levites —Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani —stood on the platform and cried out with a loud voice to Adonai their God. The Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said: “Stand up! Bless Adonai your God, from everlasting to everlasting! May Your glorious Name be blessed; may it be exalted above all blessing and praise. 6You alone are Adonai.You made the heavens, even the highest heaven with all its array, the earth and everything on it, the seas and everything in them. You give life to them all, and the multitudes of heaven worship You. 7“You are Adonai, the God who chose Abram, brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
Read all of Nehemiah 9Nehemiah 9:5 word by word
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ הַלְוִיִּ֡ם יֵשׁ֣וּעַ וְ֠קַדְמִיאֵל בָּנִ֨י חֲשַׁבְנְיָ֜ה שֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֤ה הֽוֹדִיָּה֙ שְׁבַנְיָ֣ה פְתַֽחְיָ֔ה ק֗וּמוּ בָּרֲכוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם מִן־הָעוֹלָ֖ם עַד־הָעוֹלָ֑ם וִיבָֽרְכוּ֙ שֵׁ֣ם כְּבוֹדֶ֔ךָ וּמְרוֹמַ֥ם עַל־כָּל־בְּרָכָ֖ה וּתְהִלָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
- Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַyêshûa‛ · JeshuaH3442
- and Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵלqadmîy'êl · KadmielH6934
- Baniבָּנִיbânîy · BaniH1137
- Hashabniahחֲשַׁבְנְיָהchăshabneyâh · HashabneiahH2813
- Sherebiahשֵׁרֵֽבְיָהshêrêbyâh · SherebiahH8274
- Hodijahהוֹדִיָּהhôdîyâh · HodiahH1941
- Shebaniahשְׁבַנְיָהוּshebanyâh shebanyâhû · ShebaniahH7645
- Pethahiahפְּתַחְיָהpethachyâh · PethahiahH6611
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Stand upקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
- blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- be thy gloriousכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
- nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- which is exaltedרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
- above all blessingבְּרָכָהberâkâh · blessingH1293
- and praiseתְּהִלָּהtehillâh · praiseH8416
Cross-references for Nehemiah 9:5
- 1 Kings 8:14Then the king turned his face about and blessed the whole congregation of Israel while the whole congregation of Israel was standing.
- 2 Chronicles 20:13All Judah was standing before Adonai with their infants, their wives and their children.
- Psalms 134:1A Song of Ascents. Behold, bless Adonai, all servants of Adonai, who stand by night in the House of Adonai.
- Psalms 135:1Halleluyah! Praise the Name of Adonai. Give praise, O servants of Adonai—
- 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.
- Ezra 3:11With praise and thanksgiving they sang to Adonai, “For He is good; For His mercy upon Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to Adonai because the foundation of the House of Adonai had been laid.
- Psalms 103:1Of David. Bless Adonai, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy Name.
- Psalms 117:1Praise Adonai, all you nations! Glorify Him, all you peoples.
- Psalms 145:2Every day I will bless You, and praise Your Name forever and ever!
- Psalms 146:2I will praise Adonai all my life. I will praise my God yet again.
- Jeremiah 33:10Thus says Adonai: “Yet again in this place—which you are saying is a waste without man or beast, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem the desolate, without man, without inhabitant and without beast—there will be heard
- Matthew 11:25At that time Yeshua said in response, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and discerning and revealed them to infants.
- Ephesians 3:20Now to Him who is able to do far beyond all that we ask or imagine, by means of His power that works in us,
- 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.
- Exodus 15:6Your right hand, Adonai, is glorious in power. Your right hand, Adonai, dashes the enemy to pieces.
- Deuteronomy 28:58“If you do not take care to do all the words of this Torah, the things written in this scroll, to fear this glorious and awesome Name, Adonai your God,
Commentaries on Nehemiah 9:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Stand up and bless the Lord your God - It is the shameless custom of many congregations of people to sit still while they profess to bless and praise God, by singing the Psalms of David or hymns made on the plan of the Gospel! I ask such persons, Did they ever feel the spirit of devotion while thus employed? If they do, it must be owned that, by the prevalence of habit, they have counteracted the influence of an attitude most friendly to such acts of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Stand up - The people had knelt to confess and to worship God Nehemiah 9:3. They were now to take the proper attitude for praise. Compare throughout the margin reference.Read the comment
- 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. 5-6The Levites' prayer praised God for his great reputation and his unique divinity. They acknowledged his creation of the universe and his care for life on earth. Angels worship him. Focusing on God helped Israel understand their current situation better.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Then the Levites ... said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God--If this prayer was uttered by all these Levites in common, it must have been prepared and adopted beforehand, perhaps, by Ezra; but it may only embody the substance of the confession and thanksgiving.Read the comment
Topics related to Nehemiah 9:5
In the dictionaries
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
Tree of Life Version — © 2015 The Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society
Commentaries