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Nehemiah 9:3

While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.
Nehemiah 9:3
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙ עַל־עָמְדָ֔ם וַֽיִּקְרְא֗וּ בְּסֵ֨פֶר תּוֹרַ֧ת יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם רְבִעִ֣ית הַיּ֑וֹם וּרְבִעִית֙ מִתְוַדִּ֣ים וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ

  1. וַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.mu“and they stood”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6965I
  2. עַל־'al-“at”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. עָמְדָ֔ם'a.me.Dam“place their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עֹ֫מֶד · “post” · Strong's H5977
  4. וַֽיִּקְרְא֗וּvai.yik.re.'U“and they read aloud”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָרָא · “read out” · Strong's H7121J
  5. בְּסֵ֨פֶרbe.Se.fer“in [the] scroll of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from סֵ֫פֶר · “book” · Strong's H5612H
  6. תּוֹרַ֧תto.Rat“[the] law of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from תּוֹרָה · “instruction” · Strong's H8451
  7. יְהוָ֛הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  8. אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.Hem“God their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  9. רְבִעִ֣יתre.vi.'It“[the] fourth of”
    Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, construct · from רְבִיעִי · “fourth” · Strong's H7243
  10. הַיּ֑וֹםhai.Yom“the day”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  11. וּרְבִעִית֙u.re.vi.'It“and a fourth”
    Conjunction + Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from רְבִיעִי · “fourth” · Strong's H7243
  12. מִתְוַדִּ֣יםmit.va.Dim“[they were] confessing”
    Verb, hithpael, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from יָדָה · “to give thanks” · Strong's H3034
  13. וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יםu.mish.ta.cha.Vim“and [they were] bowing down”
    Conjunction + Verb, hishtaphel, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁחָה · “to bow” · Strong's H7812
  14. לַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.weh“to Yahweh”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  15. אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.Hem“God their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)