Nehemiah 9:6

You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.
Nehemiah 9:6
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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)

אַתָּה־ה֣וּא יְהוָה֮ לְבַדֶּךָ֒ אַתָּ֣ה עָשִׂ֡יתָ אֶֽת־הַשָּׁמַיִם֩ שְׁמֵ֨י הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם וְכָל־צְבָאָ֗ם הָאָ֜רֶץ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ הַיַּמִּים֙ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּהֶ֔ם וְאַתָּ֖ה מְחַיֶּ֣ה אֶת־כֻּלָּ֑ם וּצְבָ֥א הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לְךָ֥ מִשְׁתַּחֲוִֽים׃

  1. אַתָּה־'a.tah-“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  2. ה֣וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  3. יְהוָה֮Yah.weh“[are] Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. לְבַדֶּךָ֒le.va.de.Kha“to alone you”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בַּד · “alone” · Strong's H0905H
  5. אַתָּ֣ה'at“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  6. עָשִׂ֡יתָ'a.Si.ta“you made”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  7. אֶֽת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. הַשָּׁמַיִם֩ha.sha.ma.Yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  9. שְׁמֵ֨יshe.Mei“[the] heavens of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  10. הַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  11. וְכָל־ve.khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  12. צְבָאָ֗םtze.va.'Am“host their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from צָבָא · “army” · Strong's H6635A
  13. הָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  14. וְכָל־ve.khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  15. אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  16. עָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.ha“[is] on it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  17. הַיַּמִּים֙hai.ya.Mim“the seas”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  18. וְכָל־ve.khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  19. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  20. בָּהֶ֔םba.Hem“[is] in them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  21. וְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tah“and you”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  22. מְחַיֶּ֣הme.chai.Yeh“[are] preserving alive”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  23. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  24. כֻּלָּ֑םku.Lam“all of them”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  25. וּצְבָ֥אu.tze.Va'“and [the] host of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from צָבָא · “army” · Strong's H6635A
  26. הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  27. לְךָ֥le.Kha“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  28. מִשְׁתַּחֲוִֽים׃mish.ta.cha.Vim“[are] bowing down”
    Verb, hithpael, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁחָה · “to bow” · Strong's H7812
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)