Focused Passage

Nehemiah 9:1-5

The People Confess Their Sin and Rehearse the Faithfulness of God

The people separate themselves, confess sin, hear the Law, worship the LORD, and rehearse Israel's history as a pattern of God's steadfast faithfulness and human rebellion, concluding with their present distress and a firm covenant commitment.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.

2 Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.

3 While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.

4 And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.

5 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, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.

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Verse 1

Cross-references

Joel 2:12 Classic cross-references Acts 10:30 Classic cross-references Acts 13:2 Classic cross-references Ezra 8:23 Classic cross-references Job 2:12 Classic cross-references 1 John 1:8-9 OliveGrove study links Acts 3:19 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 10:22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

On the twenty-fourth עֶשְׂרִ֨ים H6242 Number - common plural . . . וְאַרְבָּעָ֜ה H702 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular day וּבְיוֹם֩ H3117 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of the same הַזֶּ֗ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular month לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ H2320 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular the Israelites בְנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular gathered together נֶאֶסְפ֤וּ H622 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural fasting בְּצ֣וֹם H6685 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular and wearing sackcloth וּבְשַׂקִּ֔ים H8242 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural with dust וַאֲדָמָ֖ה H127 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular on their heads עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ H5921 Preposition | third person masculine plural

Verse 2

Cross-references

1 John 1:9 Classic cross-references Nehemiah 13:3 Classic cross-references Daniel 9:3 Classic cross-references Ezra 10:11 Classic cross-references Leviticus 26:40 Classic cross-references 1 John 1:8-9 OliveGrove study links Acts 3:19 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 10:22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Those of Israelite יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular descent זֶ֣רַע H2233 Noun - masculine singular construct separated themselves וַיִּבָּֽדְלוּ֙ H914 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural from all מִכֹּ֖ל H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct the foreigners בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . נֵכָ֑ר H5236 Noun - masculine singular and they stood וַיַּעַמְד֗וּ H5975 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural and confessed וַיִּתְוַדּוּ֙ H3034 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition their sins חַטֹּ֣אתֵיהֶ֔ם H2403 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural and the iniquities וַעֲוֺנ֖וֹת H5771 Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural construct of their fathers אֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ H1 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 3

Cross-references

Nehemiah 13:1 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 17:7 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 30:22 Classic cross-references 2 Kings 22:13 Classic cross-references Acts 20:7 Classic cross-references 1 John 1:8-9 OliveGrove study links Acts 3:19 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 10:22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

While they stood וַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙ H6965 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural in עַל־ H5921 Preposition their places עָמְדָ֔ם H5977 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural they read וַֽיִּקְרְא֗וּ H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural from the Book בְּסֵ֨פֶר H5612 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of the Law תּוֹרַ֧ת H8451 Noun - feminine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֛ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular their God אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural for a quarter רְבִעִ֣ית H7243 Number - ordinal feminine singular construct of the day הַיּ֑וֹם H3117 Article | Noun - masculine singular and they spent another quarter of the day וּרְבִעִית֙ H7243 Conjunctive waw | Number - ordinal feminine singular in confession מִתְוַדִּ֣ים H3034 Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural and worship וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים H7812 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural of the LORD לַיהוָ֖ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular their God אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃פ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 4

Cross-references

Nehemiah 8:7 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 20:19 Classic cross-references Nehemiah 10:9 Classic cross-references Nehemiah 12:8 Classic cross-references Nehemiah 9:5 Classic cross-references 1 John 1:8-9 OliveGrove study links Acts 3:19 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 10:22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

And the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֗ם H3881 Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Jeshua יֵשׁ֨וּעַ H3442 Noun - proper - masculine singular Bani וּבָנִ֜י H1137 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Kadmiel קַדְמִיאֵ֧ל H6934 Noun - proper - masculine singular Shebaniah שְׁבַנְיָ֛ה H7645 Noun - proper - masculine singular Bunni בֻּנִּ֥י H1138 Noun - proper - masculine singular Sherebiah שֵׁרֵבְיָ֖ה H8274 Noun - proper - masculine singular Bani בָּנִ֣י H1137 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Chenani כְנָ֑נִי H3662 Noun - proper - masculine singular stood וַיָּ֜קָם H6965 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular on עַֽל־ H5921 Preposition the raised platform מַֽעֲלֵ֣ה H4608 Noun - masculine singular construct and cried out וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙ H2199 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural in a loud גָּד֔וֹל H1419 Adjective - masculine singular voice בְּק֣וֹל H6963 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular their God אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 5

Cross-references

Matthew 6:9 Classic cross-references Revelation 4:11 Classic cross-references Psalms 149:6 Classic cross-references Psalms 72:19 Classic cross-references 1 Chronicles 29:11 Classic cross-references 1 John 1:8-9 OliveGrove study links Acts 3:19 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 10:22 OliveGrove study links

Original words

Then the Levites הַלְוִיִּ֡ם H3881 Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Jeshua יֵשׁ֣וּעַ H3442 Noun - proper - masculine singular Kadmiel וְ֠קַדְמִיאֵל H6934 Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Bani בָּנִ֨י H1137 Noun - proper - masculine singular Hashabneiah חֲשַׁבְנְיָ֜ה H2813 Noun - proper - masculine singular Sherebiah שֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֤ה H8274 Noun - proper - masculine singular Hodiah הֽוֹדִיָּה֙ H1941 Noun - proper - masculine singular Shebaniah שְׁבַנְיָ֣ה H7645 Noun - proper - masculine singular and Pethahiah פְתַֽחְיָ֔ה H6611 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Stand up ק֗וּמוּ H6965 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural [and] bless בָּרֲכוּ֙ H1288 Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural from מִן־ H4480 Preposition everlasting הָעוֹלָ֖ם H5769 Article | Noun - masculine singular to עַד־ H5704 Preposition everlasting הָעוֹלָ֑ם H5769 Article | Noun - masculine singular Blessed be וִיבָֽרְכוּ֙ H1288 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Your glorious כְּבוֹדֶ֔ךָ H3519 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular name שֵׁ֣ם H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct and may it be exalted וּמְרוֹמַ֥ם H7311 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular above עַל־ H5921 Preposition all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct blessing בְּרָכָ֖ה H1293 Noun - feminine singular and praise וּתְהִלָּֽה׃ H8416 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular

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