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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. (KJV)
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וַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhand he blessed
Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to bless
Used 330 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1288; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 1
עֶזְרָ֔א'ez.Ra'Ezra
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 3
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 4
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> God
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 5
הַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.Dol<the> great
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 6
וַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.Nuand they answered
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to answer
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 7
כָל\־khol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 8
הָעָ֜םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 9
אָמֵ֤ן\׀'a.Menamen
Lemma: אָמֵן (a.men) · Strong's: H0543
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: amen
Used 30 times. Also: Numbers 5:22, Deuteronomy 27:15, Deuteronomy 27:16, Deuteronomy 27:17, Deuteronomy 27:18, Deuteronomy 27:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0543; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 10
אָמֵן֙'a.Menamen
Lemma: אָמֵן (a.men) · Strong's: H0543
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: amen
Used 30 times. Also: Numbers 5:22, Deuteronomy 27:15, Deuteronomy 27:16, Deuteronomy 27:17, Deuteronomy 27:18, Deuteronomy 27:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0543; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 11
בְּמֹ֣עַלbe.Mo.'alin [the] raising of
Lemma: מֹ֫עַל (mo.al) · Strong's: H4607
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lifting
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4607; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 12
יְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.Hemhands their
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 13
וַיִּקְּד֧וּvai.yi.ke.Duand they bowed low
Lemma: קָדַד (qa.dad) · Strong's: H6915
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to bow
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 24:26, Genesis 24:48, Genesis 43:28, Exodus 4:31, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 34:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6915; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 14
וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛vai.yish.ta.cha.Vuand they bowed down
Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812
Parsing: Verb · Hishtaphel (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVvw3mp)
Meaning: to bow
Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 15
לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 16
אַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimface
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Absolute (HNcmda)
Meaning: face
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 42:6, Genesis 48:12, Numbers 22:31, Deuteronomy 33:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0639I; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 17
אָֽרְצָה\׃'A.re.tzah[the] ground towards
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Nehemiah 8:6 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Ezra | → | עֶזְרָא H5830G Ezra |
| blessed | → | בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| the great | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| and with their hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| uplifted | → | מֹ֫עַל H4607 lifting |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| said | → | עָנָה H6030B to answer |
| Amen | → | אָמֵן H0543 amen |
| Amen | → | אָמֵן H0543 amen |
| Then they bowed down | → | קָדַד H6915 to bow |
| and worshiped | → | שָׁחָה H7812 to bow |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| with their faces | → | אַף H0639I face |
| to the ground | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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