Nehemiah 8:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 8:9 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
נְחֶמְיָ֣ה
Nᵉchemyâh
H5166
Nehemiah
ה֣וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הַתִּרְשָׁ֡תָא
Tirshâthâʼ
H8660
Tirshatha
וְעֶזְרָ֣א
ʻEzrâʼ
H5830
Ezra
הַכֹּהֵ֣ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
הַסֹּפֵ֡ר
çâphar
H5608
to count
וְהַלְוִיִּם֩
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
הַמְּבִינִ֨ים
bîyn
H995
to understand
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעָ֜ם
ʻam
H5971
people
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֗ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הַיּ֤וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
קָדֹֽשׁ
qâdôwsh
H6918
holy
הוּא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לַיהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּ
ʼâbal
H56
to mourn
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּבְכּ֑וּ
bâkâh
H1058
to weep
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
בוֹכִים֙
bâkâh
H1058
to weep
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
כְּשָׁמְעָ֖ם
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דִּבְרֵ֥י
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַתּוֹרָֽה
tôwrâh
H8451
law
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World English Bible Public Domain
Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to Yahweh your God; don't mourn, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Nehemiah, who was the Tirshatha, and Ezra, the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who were causing the people to understand, said to all the people: “Today is holy; it belongs to Yahweh your God. Do not mourn and do not weep.” For all the people were weeping after they heard the words of the law.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).