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Nehemiah 9:3

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.

KJV

Et consurrexerunt ad standum : et legerunt in volumine legis Domini Dei sui, quater in die, et quater confitebantur, et adorabant Dominum Deum suum.

Vulgate

καὶ ἔστησαν ἐπὶ στάσει αὐτῶν, καὶ ἀνέγνωσαν ἐν βιβλίῳ νόμου θεοῦ αὐτῶν, καὶ ἦσαν ἐξαγορεύοντες τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ προσκυνοῦντες τῷ θεῷ αὐτῶν.

LXX

And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Jehovah their God a fourth part of the day; andanotherfourth part they confessed, and worshipped Jehovah their God.

ASV

וַ/יָּק֨וּמוּ֙ עַל עָמְדָ֔/ם וַֽ/יִּקְרְא֗וּ בְּ/סֵ֨פֶר תּוֹרַ֧ת יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵי/הֶ֖ם רְבִעִ֣ית הַ/יּ֑וֹם וּ/רְבִעִית֙ מִתְוַדִּ֣ים וּ/מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים לַ/יהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵי/הֶֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

י
y
noun · 221×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ
yshtchv
verb · 174×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
ךָ
k
verb · 106×
ם
m
pronoun · 6×
סֵ֛פֶר
spr
noun · 188×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רְבִיעִ֔י
rby'y
adjective · 55×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 17:7 — Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.
  • 2Chr 30:22 — And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the
  • Acts 20:7 — And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
  • Deut 31:11 — When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
  • Jas 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
  • Lev 16:21 — And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon
  • Neh 8:3 — And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were a
  • Neh 8:7 — Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people st
  • Neh 13:1 — On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;