Nehemiah 8:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 8:6 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 →
וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ
bârak
H1288
to bless
עֶזְרָ֔א
ʻEzrâʼ
H5830
Ezra
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הַגָּד֑וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּ
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֜ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אָמֵ֤ן
ʼâmên
H543
truly
אָמֵן֙
ʼâmên
H543
truly
בְּמֹ֣עַל
môʻal
H4607
lifting
יְדֵיהֶ֔ם
yâd
H3027
hand
וַיִּקְּד֧וּ
qâdad
H6915
to bow down
וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
לַיהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אַפַּ֥יִם
ʼaph
H639
nose
אָֽרְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
and Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God. All the people answered, Amen, Amen, with the lifting up of their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshiped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Ezra blessed Yahweh the great God. And all the people answered, “Amen! Amen!” with their hands uplifted. And they knelt and prostrated themselves to Yahweh, nostrils to the ground.
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