Nehemiah 9:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 9:3 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 →
וַיָּק֨וּמוּ֙
qûwm
H6965
to rise
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עָמְדָ֔ם
ʻômed
H5977
standing place
וַֽיִּקְרְא֗וּ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
בְּסֵ֨פֶר
çêpher
H5612
book
תּוֹרַ֧ת
tôwrâh
H8451
law
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
רְבִעִ֣ית
rᵉbîyʻîy
H7243
fourth
הַיּ֑וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
וּרְבִעִית֙
rᵉbîyʻîy
H7243
fourth
מִתְוַדִּ֣ים
yâdâh
H3034
to throw
וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
לַיהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
They stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Yahweh their God a fourth part of the day; and [another] fourth part they confessed, and worshiped Yahweh their God.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they rose up in their place, and they read aloud the book of the law of Yahweh their God a fourth of the day, and a fourth of the day were confessing and prostrating themselves to Yahweh their God.
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