Nehemiah 8:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 8:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֞ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
עֶזְרָ֣א
ʻEzrâʼ
H5830
Ezra
הַסֹּפֵ֗ר
çâphar
H5608
to count
עַֽל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מִגְדַּל
migdâl
H4026
tower
עֵץ֮
ʻêts
H6086
tree
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשׂ֣וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לַדָּבָר֒
dâbâr
H1697
word
וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֣ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
אֶצְל֡וֹ
ʼêtsel
H681
beside
מַתִּתְיָ֡ה
Mattithyâh
H4993
Mattithiah
וְשֶׁ֡מַע
Shemaʻ
H8087
Shema
וַ֠עֲנָיָה
ʻĂnâyâh
H6043
Anaiah
וְאוּרִיָּ֧ה
ʼÛwrîyâh
H223
Uriah
וְחִלְקִיָּ֛ה
Chilqîyâh
H2518
Hilkiah
וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖ה
Maʻăsêyâh
H4641
Maaseiah
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יְמִינ֑וֹ
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
וּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹ
sᵉmôʼwl
H8040
left
פְּ֠דָיָה
Pᵉdâyâh
H6305
Pedaiah
וּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧ל
Mîyshâʼêl
H4332
Mishael
וּמַלְכִּיָּ֛ה
Malkîyâh
H4441
Malchijah
וְחָשֻׁ֥ם
Châshum
H2828
Hashum
וְחַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָה
Chashbaddânâh
H2806
Hashbadana
זְכַרְיָ֥ה
Zᵉkaryâh
H2148
Zechariah
מְשֻׁלָּֽם
Mᵉshullâm
H4918
Meshullam
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World English Bible Public Domain
Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, [and] Meshullam.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Ezra the scribe stood on a platform of wood that they had made for the purpose. And beside him stood: Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and from his left, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malkijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, Meshullam.
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