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Nehemiah 9:5

Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
Nehemiah 9:5
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ הַלְוִיִּ֡ם יֵשׁ֣וּעַ וְ֠קַדְמִיאֵל בָּנִ֨י חֲשַׁבְנְיָ֜ה שֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֤ה הֽוֹדִיָּה֙ שְׁבַנְיָ֣ה פְתַֽחְיָ֔ה ק֗וּמוּ בָּרֲכוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם מִן־הָעוֹלָ֖ם עַד־הָעוֹלָ֑ם וִיבָֽרְכוּ֙ שֵׁ֣ם כְּבוֹדֶ֔ךָ וּמְרוֹמַ֥ם עַל־כָּל־בְּרָכָ֖ה וּתְהִלָּֽה׃

  1. וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. הַלְוִיִּ֡םhal.vi.Yim“the Levites”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from לֵוִי · “Levi” · Strong's H3881
  3. יֵשׁ֣וּעַye.Shu.a'“Jeshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יֵשׁוּעַ · “Jeshua” · Strong's H3442J
  4. וְ֠קַדְמִיאֵלVe.kad.mi.'el“and Kadmiel”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from קַדְמִיאֵל · “Kadmiel” · Strong's H6934
  5. בָּנִ֨יba.Ni“Bani”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בָּנִי · “Bani” · Strong's H1137M
  6. חֲשַׁבְנְיָ֜הcha.shav.ne.Yah“Hashabneiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from חֲשַׁבְנְיָה · “Hashabneiah” · Strong's H2813H
  7. שֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֤הshe.re.ve.Yah“Sherebiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה · “Sherebiah” · Strong's H8274G
  8. הֽוֹדִיָּה֙ho.di.Yah“Hodiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from הוֹדִיָּה · “Hodiah” · Strong's H1941G
  9. שְׁבַנְיָ֣הshe.van.Yah“Shebaniah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁבַנְיָהוּ · “Shebaniah” · Strong's H7645H
  10. פְתַֽחְיָ֔הfe.tach.Yah“Pethahiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from פְּתַחְיָה · “Pethahiah” · Strong's H6611I
  11. ק֗וּמוּKu.mu“arise”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6965I
  12. בָּרֲכוּ֙ba.ra.Khu“bless”
    Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
  13. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  14. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  15. אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.Khem“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  16. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  17. הָעוֹלָ֖םha.'o.Lam“<the> antiquity”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
  18. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  19. הָעוֹלָ֑םha.'o.Lam“<the> perpetuity”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
  20. וִיבָֽרְכוּ֙vi.va.re.Khu“and may people bless”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
  21. שֵׁ֣םshem“[the] name of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  22. כְּבוֹדֶ֔ךָke.vo.De.kha“glory your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כָּבוֹד · “glory” · Strong's H3519
  23. וּמְרוֹמַ֥םu.me.ro.Mam“and [may it] be exalted”
    Conjunction + Verb, pual, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from רוּם · “to exalt” · Strong's H7311A
  24. עַל־'al-“above”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  25. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  26. בְּרָכָ֖הbe.ra.Khah“blessing”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּרָכָה · “blessing” · Strong's H1293
  27. וּתְהִלָּֽה׃u.te.hi.Lah“and praise”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תְּהִלָּה · “praise” · Strong's H8416
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)