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Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments: (KJV)
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וְעַ֤לve.'Aland on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:13 word 1
הַר\־har-[the] mountain of
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:13 word 2
סִינַי֙si.NaiSinai
Lemma: סִינַי (si.nay) · Strong's: H5514G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Sinai
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 16:1, Exodus 19:11, Exodus 19:18, Exodus 19:20, Exodus 19:23, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5514G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:13 word 3
יָרַ֔דְתָּya.Rad.tayou came down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:13 word 4
וְדַבֵּ֥רve.da.Berand you spoke
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:13 word 5
עִמָּהֶ֖ם'i.ma.Hemwith them
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:13 word 6
מִשָּׁמָ֑יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimfrom heaven
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:13 word 7
וַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.Tenand you gave
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqw2ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:13 word 8
מִשְׁפָּטִ֤יםmish.pa.Timjudgments
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: justice: judgement
Used 214 times. Also: Exodus 15:25, Exodus 21:1, Exodus 21:31, Exodus 24:3, Exodus 28:15, Exodus 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:13 word 9
יְשָׁרִים֙ye.sha.Rimupright
Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477G
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: upright
Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 6:18, Deuteronomy 12:8, Deuteronomy 12:25, Deuteronomy 12:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3477G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:13 word 10
וְתוֹר֣וֹתve.to.Rotand laws of
Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: instruction
Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:13 word 11
אֱמֶ֔ת'e.Metfaithfulness
Lemma: אֱמֶת (e.met) · Strong's: H0571I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: truth: certain
Used 11 times. Also: Joshua 2:12, 2 Samuel 7:28, 2 Kings 20:19, Psalms 19:9, Psalms 119:142, Psalms 119:151 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0571I; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:13 word 12
חֻקִּ֥יםchu.Kimstatutes
Lemma: חֹק (choq) · Strong's: H2706G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: statute: decree
Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 47:26, Exodus 5:14, Exodus 12:24, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2706G; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:13 word 13
וּמִצְוֹ֖תu.mitz.Votand commandments
Lemma: מִצְוָה (mits.vah) · Strong's: H4687
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: commandment
Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 20:6, Exodus 24:12, Leviticus 4:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4687; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:13 word 14
טוֹבִֽים\׃to.Vimgood
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: pleasant
Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Nehemiah 9:13 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You came down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Mount | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| Sinai | → | סִינַי H5514G Sinai |
| and spoke | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| with them | → | עִם H5973A with |
| from heaven | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
| You gave | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| them | → | |
| just | → | יָשָׁר H3477G upright |
| ordinances | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941G justice: judgement |
| true | → | אֱמֶת H0571I truth: certain |
| laws | → | תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction |
| and good | → | טוֹב H2896A pleasant |
| statutes | → | חֹק H2706G statute: decree |
| and commandments | → | מִצְוָה H4687 commandment |
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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