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Nehemiah records the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls under the Persian governor Nehemiah (c. 444 BC) and the great covenant renewal that followed. Nehemiah's prayer in chapter 1 is a model of corporate identificational repentance — confessing ancestral sin as one's own, consistent with the OT theology of corporate solidarity.
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- Primary Witness Text: And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel. And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month. And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law. And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up: 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. Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place. So they...
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Nehemiah records the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls under the Persian governor Nehemiah (c. 444 BC) and the great covenant renewal that followed. Nehemiah's prayer in chapter 1 is a model of corporate identificational repentance — confessing ancestral sin as one's own, consistent with the OT theology of corporate solidarity.
The Ezra-Nehemiah public reading of the Law (ch. 8) is the OT's clearest picture of expository preaching: sustained, explained, applied, and responded to with worship. It models the ministry of the Word that defines healthy covenant community.
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Nehemiah 8:1
Hebrew
וַיֵּאָסְפוּ כָל־הָעָם כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד אֶל־הָרְחוֹב אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי שַֽׁעַר־הַמָּיִם וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ לְעֶזְרָא הַסֹּפֵר לְהָבִיא אֶת־סֵפֶר תּוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃vaye'asefv-khal-ha'am-khe'iysh-'echad-'el-harechvov-'asher-lifeney-sha'ar-hamayim-vayo'merv-le'ezera'-hasofer-lehaviy'-'et-sefer-tvorat-mosheh-'asher-tzivah-yehvah-'et-yishera'el
KJV: And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
AKJV: And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
ASV: And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Jehovah had commanded to Israel.
YLT: And all the people are gathered as one man unto the broad place that is before the water-gate, and they say to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, that Jehovah commanded Israel.
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Isr...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:2
Hebrew
וַיָּבִיא עֶזְרָא הַכֹּהֵן אֶֽת־הַתּוֹרָה לִפְנֵי הַקָּהָל מֵאִישׁ וְעַד־אִשָּׁה וְכֹל מֵבִין לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּיוֹם אֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃vayaviy'-'ezera'-hakhohen-'et-hatvorah-lifeney-haqahal-me'iysh-ve'ad-'ishah-vekhol-meviyn-lishemo'a-veyvom-'echad-lachodesh-hasheviy'iy
KJV: And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
AKJV: And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
ASV: And Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
YLT: And Ezra the priest bringeth the law before the assembly, both of men and women, and every one intelligent to hear, on the first day of the seventh month,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 8:2Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 8:2
Nehemiah 8:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Nehemiah 8:2
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- Nehemiah 8:2
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:3
Hebrew
וַיִּקְרָא־בוֹ לִפְנֵי הָרְחוֹב אֲשֶׁר ׀ לִפְנֵי שַֽׁעַר־הַמַּיִם מִן־הָאוֹר עַד־מַחֲצִית הַיּוֹם נֶגֶד הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַמְּבִינִים וְאָזְנֵי כָל־הָעָם אֶל־סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָֽה׃vayiqera'-vvo-lifeney-harechvov-'asher- -lifeney-sha'ar-hamayim-min-ha'vor-'ad-machatziyt-hayvom-neged-ha'anashiym-vehanashiym-vehameviyniym-ve'azeney-khal-ha'am-'el-sefer-hatvorah
KJV: And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
AKJV: And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.
ASV: And he read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
YLT: and he readeth in it before the broad place that is before the water-gate, from the light till the middle of the day, over-against the men, and the women, and those intelligent, and the ears of all the people are unto the book of the law.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 8:3Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 8:3
Nehemiah 8:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Nehemiah 8:3
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Nehemiah 8:3
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:4
Hebrew
וֽ͏ַיַּעֲמֹד עֶזְרָא הַסֹּפֵר עַֽל־מִגְדַּל־עֵץ אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ לַדָּבָר וַיַּֽעֲמֹד אֶצְלוֹ מַתִּתְיָה וְשֶׁמַע וַעֲנָיָה וְאוּרִיָּה וְחִלְקִיָּה וּמַעֲשֵׂיָה עַל־יְמִינוֹ וּמִשְּׂמֹאלוֹ פְּדָיָה וּמִֽישָׁאֵל וּמַלְכִּיָּה וְחָשֻׁם וְחַשְׁבַּדָּנָה זְכַרְיָה מְשֻׁלָּֽם׃vaya'amod-'ezera'-hasofer-'al-migedal-'etz-'asher-'ashv-ladavar-vaya'amod-'etzelvo-matiteyah-veshema'-va'anayah-ve'vriyah-vechileqiyah-vma'asheyah-'al-yemiynvo-vmishemo'lvo-fedayah-vmiysha'el-vmalekhiyah-vechashum-vechashevadanah-zekhareyah-meshulam
KJV: And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
AKJV: And Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
ASV: And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
YLT: And Ezra the scribe standeth on a tower of wood that they made for the purpose, and Mattithiah standeth near him, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right; and on his left Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddana, Zechariah, Meshullam.
Commentary WitnessNehemiah 8:4Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Nehemiah 8:4
<Stetit autem Esdras scriba super gradum.>ID., ibid. Videtur meminisse, etc., usque ad ut timidus et erubescens quae ipse non fecit, aliis faciendo praedicit, etc. Cum praesules quantum honore, tantum opere subditos antecellunt, ipsi eorum exemplis incitati vitae suae gradum exsequuntur devoti, et ab eis pie admoniti pro peccatis vel desiderio patriae coelestis lacrymas profundere delectantur. Unde bene subditur, flebat enim omnis populus, cum audiret verba legis, etc.
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Nehemiah 8:4
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Exposition: Nehemiah 8:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left h...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:5
Hebrew
וַיִּפְתַּח עֶזְרָא הַסֵּפֶר לְעֵינֵי כָל־הָעָם כִּֽי־מֵעַל כָּל־הָעָם הָיָה וּכְפִתְחוֹ עָֽמְדוּ כָל־הָעָֽם׃vayifetach-'ezera'-hasefer-le'eyney-khal-ha'am-khiy-me'al-khal-ha'am-hayah-vkhefitechvo-'amedv-khal-ha'am
KJV: And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
AKJV: And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
ASV: And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people (for he was above all the people); and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
YLT: And Ezra openeth the book before the eyes of all the people--for above all the people he hath been--and at his opening it all the people have stood up,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 8:5Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 8:5
Nehemiah 8:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Nehemiah 8:5
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Nehemiah 8:5
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:6
Hebrew
וַיְבָרֶךְ עֶזְרָא אֶת־יְהוָה הָאֱלֹהִים הַגָּדוֹל וַיַּֽעֲנוּ כָל־הָעָם אָמֵן ׀ אָמֵן בְּמֹעַל יְדֵיהֶם וַיִּקְּדוּ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ לַיהוָה אַפַּיִם אָֽרְצָה׃vayevarekhe-'ezera'-'et-yehvah-ha'elohiym-hagadvol-vaya'anv-khal-ha'am-'amen- -'amen-vemo'al-yedeyhem-vayiqedv-vayishetachavu-layhvah-'afayim-'aretzah
KJV: 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.
AKJV: 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.
ASV: And Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God; and all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with the lifting up of their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.
YLT: and Ezra blesseth Jehovah, the great God, and all the people answer, `Amen, Amen,' with lifting up of their hands, and they bow and do obeisance to Jehovah--faces to the earth.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 8:6Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 8:6
Nehemiah 8:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Nehemiah 8:6
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Nehemiah 8:6
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Amen
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:7
Hebrew
וְיֵשׁוּעַ וּבָנִי וְשֵׁרֵבְיָה ׀ יָמִין עַקּוּב שַׁבְּתַי ׀ הֽוֹדִיָּה מַעֲשֵׂיָה קְלִיטָא עֲזַרְיָה יוֹזָבָד חָנָן פְּלָאיָה וְהַלְוִיִּם מְבִינִים אֶת־הָעָם לַתּוֹרָה וְהָעָם עַל־עָמְדָֽם׃veyeshv'a-vvaniy-veshereveyah- -yamiyn-'aqvv-shavetay- -hvodiyah-ma'asheyah-qeliyta'-'azareyah-yvozavad-chanan-fela'yah-vehaleviyim-meviyniym-'et-ha'am-latvorah-veha'am-'al-'amedam
KJV: Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
AKJV: Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
ASV: Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
YLT: And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, giving the people understanding in the law, and the people, are on their station,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 8:7Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 8:7
Nehemiah 8:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Nehemiah 8:7
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Nehemiah 8:7
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Also Jeshua
- Bani
- Sherebiah
- Jamin
- Akkub
- Shabbethai
- Hodijah
- Maaseiah
- Kelita
- Azariah
- Jozabad
- Hanan
- Pelaiah
- Levites
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:8
Hebrew
וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ בַסֵּפֶר בְּתוֹרַת הָאֱלֹהִים מְפֹרָשׁ וְשׂוֹם שֶׂכֶל וַיָּבִינוּ בַּמִּקְרָֽא׃vayiqere'v-vasefer-vetvorat-ha'elohiym-meforash-veshvom-shekhel-vayaviynv-vamiqera'
KJV: So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
AKJV: So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. ¶
ASV: And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.
YLT: and they read in the book, in the law of God, explaining--so as to give the meaning, and they give understanding to the convocation.
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Nehemiah 8:8
Nehemiah 8:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Nehemiah 8:8
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- Nehemiah 8:8
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:9
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר נְחֶמְיָה הוּא הַתִּרְשָׁתָא וְעֶזְרָא הַכֹּהֵן ׀ הַסֹּפֵר וְהַלְוִיִּם הַמְּבִינִים אֶת־הָעָם לְכָל־הָעָם הַיּוֹם קָדֹֽשׁ־הוּא לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אַל־תִּֽתְאַבְּלוּ וְאַל־תִּבְכּוּ כִּי בוֹכִים כָּל־הָעָם כְּשָׁמְעָם אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָֽה׃vayo'mer-nechemeyah-hv'-hatireshata'-ve'ezera'-hakhohen- -hasofer-vehaleviyim-hameviyniym-'et-ha'am-lekhal-ha'am-hayvom-qadosh-hv'-layhvah-'eloheykhem-'al-tite'avelv-ve'al-tivekhv-khiy-vvokhiym-khal-ha'am-kheshame'am-'et-diverey-hatvorah
KJV: And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
AKJV: And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
ASV: And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto Jehovah your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
YLT: And Nehemiah--he is the Tirshatha--saith (and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who are instructing the people) to all the people, `To-day is holy to Jehovah your God, do not mourn, nor weep:' for all the people are weeping at their hearing the words of the law.
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Nehemiah 8:9
Nehemiah 8:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Nehemiah 8:9
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- Nehemiah 8:9
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- And Nehemiah
- Tirshatha
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:10
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם לְכוּ אִכְלוּ מַשְׁמַנִּים וּשְׁתוּ מַֽמְתַקִּים וְשִׁלְחוּ מָנוֹת לְאֵין נָכוֹן לוֹ כִּֽי־קָדוֹשׁ הַיּוֹם לַאֲדֹנֵינוּ וְאַל־תֵּעָצֵבוּ כִּֽי־חֶדְוַת יְהוָה הִיא מָֽעֻזְּכֶֽם׃vayo'mer-lahem-lekhv-'ikhelv-mashemaniym-vshetv-mametaqiym-veshilechv-manvot-le'eyn-nakhvon-lvo-khiy-qadvosh-hayvom-la'adoneynv-ve'al-te'atzevv-khiy-chedevat-yehvah-hiy'-ma'uzekhem
KJV: Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
AKJV: Then he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy to our LORD: neither be you sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
ASV: Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.
YLT: And he saith to them, `Go, eat fat things, and drink sweet things, and sent portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for to-day is holy to our Lord, and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.'
Commentary WitnessNehemiah 8:10Quoted commentary witness
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Nehemiah 8:10
<Ite et comedite,>etc. ID., ibid. Ut infirmiores conscientias proximorum exemplo piae actionis, et suavitate devotae admonitionis confortemus, praecipit, quatenus sicut adipe et pinguedine repleantur, aliisque exsultationis laudent nomen Domini. Juxta litteram quoque cum in festis diebus post orationem lectionem et psalmorum studia completa carnem reficimus, pauperum et peregrinorum meminisse debemus. <Nolite contristari.>Doctores qui mentes auditorum sacris lectionibus ad lacrymas excitant, et iidem consolantur, dum gaudia secutura promittunt.
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Nehemiah 8:10
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- Domini
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:11
Hebrew
וְהַלְוִיִּם מַחְשִׁים לְכָל־הָעָם לֵאמֹר הַסּוּ כִּי הַיּוֹם קָדֹשׁ וְאַל־תֵּעָצֵֽבוּ׃vehaleviyim-macheshiym-lekhal-ha'am-le'mor-hasv-khiy-hayvom-qadosh-ve'al-te'atzevv
KJV: So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
AKJV: So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be you grieved.
ASV: So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
YLT: And the Levites are keeping all the people silent, saying, `Be silent, for to-day is holy, and be not grieved.'
Commentary WitnessNehemiah 8:11Quoted commentary witness
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Nehemiah 8:11
<Quia dies sanctus est.>Dum scilicet verbis Domini audiendis et implendis operam damus, in quo die quamvis exterius adversa patientes, nos in spe gaudere oportet. Unde: <Quasi tristes, semper autem gaudentes>II Cor. 6., etc.
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Nehemiah 8:11
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- Unde
- Cor
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:12
Hebrew
וַיֵּלְכוּ כָל־הָעָם לֶאֱכֹל וְלִשְׁתּוֹת וּלְשַׁלַּח מָנוֹת וְלַעֲשׂוֹת שִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה כִּי הֵבִינוּ בַּדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר הוֹדִיעוּ לָהֶֽם׃vayelekhv-khal-ha'am-le'ekhol-velishetvot-vleshalach-manvot-vela'ashvot-shimechah-gedvolah-khiy-heviynv-vadevariym-'asher-hvodiy'v-lahem
KJV: And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
AKJV: And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared to them. ¶
ASV: And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
YLT: And all the people go to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great joy, because they have understood concerning the words that they made known to them.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 8:12Generated editorial synthesis
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Nehemiah 8:12
Nehemiah 8:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Nehemiah 8:12
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- Nehemiah 8:12
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:13
Hebrew
וּבַיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִי נֶאֶסְפוּ רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת לְכָל־הָעָם הַכֹּֽהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם אֶל־עֶזְרָא הַסֹּפֵר וּלְהַשְׂכִּיל אֶל־דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָֽה׃vvayvom-hasheniy-ne'esefv-ra'shey-ha'avvot-lekhal-ha'am-hakhohaniym-vehaleviyim-'el-'ezera'-hasofer-vlehashekhiyl-'el-diverey-hatvorah
KJV: And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
AKJV: And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
ASV: And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers’housesof all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law.
YLT: And on the second day have been gathered heads of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to act wisely concerning the words of the law.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 8:13Generated editorial synthesis
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Nehemiah 8:13
Nehemiah 8:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Nehemiah 8:13
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- Nehemiah 8:13
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Levites
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:14
Hebrew
וַֽיִּמְצְאוּ כָּתוּב בַּתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר יֵשְׁבוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּסֻּכּוֹת בֶּחָג בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃vayimetze'v-khatvv-vatvorah-'asher-tzivah-yehvah-veyad-mosheh-'asher-yeshevv-veney-yishera'el-vasukhvot-vechag-vachodesh-hasheviy'iy
KJV: And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:
AKJV: And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:
ASV: And they found written in the law, how that Jehovah had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month;
YLT: And they find written in the law that Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, that the sons of Israel dwell in booths in the feast, in the seventh month,
Commentary WitnessNehemiah 8:14Quoted commentary witness
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Nehemiah 8:14
<Et invenerunt,>etc. BEDA, ubi supra. Haec in Levitico plenius scripta sunt, etc., usque ad meminisse nos oportet, quia <incolae sumus in terra, et peregrim sicut patres nostri>Psal. 38..
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Nehemiah 8:14
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- Psal
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:15
Hebrew
וַאֲשֶׁר יַשְׁמִיעוּ וְיַעֲבִירוּ קוֹל בְּכָל־עָרֵיהֶם וּבִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם לֵאמֹר צְאוּ הָהָר וְהָבִיאוּ עֲלֵי־זַיִת וַעֲלֵי־עֵץ שֶׁמֶן וַעֲלֵי הֲדַס וַעֲלֵי תְמָרִים וַעֲלֵי עֵץ עָבֹת לַעֲשֹׂת סֻכֹּת כַּכָּתֽוּב׃va'asher-yashemiy'v-veya'aviyrv-qvol-vekhal-'areyhem-vviyrvshalaim-le'mor-tze'v-hahar-vehaviy'v-'aley-zayit-va'aley-'etz-shemen-va'aley-hadas-va'aley-temariym-va'aley-'etz-'avot-la'ashot-sukhot-khakhatvv
KJV: And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
AKJV: And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth to the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written. ¶
ASV: and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and branches of wild olive, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
YLT: and that they proclaim and cause to pass over all their cities, (and in Jerusalem,) saying, `Go ye out to the mount, and bring leaves of the olive, and leaves of the oil tree, and leaves of the myrtle, and leaves of the palms, and leaves of thick trees, to make booths as it is written.'
Commentary WitnessNehemiah 8:15Quoted commentary witness
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Nehemiah 8:15
<Ligni pulcherrimi,>etc. ID., ibid. Quod scilicet Hebraei vocant cedrum. Frondes vero myrti et obumbraculum sibi affert qui dicere potest, <Christi bonus odor sumus Deo in omni loco>II Cor. 2.. <Frondes ligni pulcherrimi et frondes myrti,>etc. Fructus charitatis quae inter omnes virtutes pulcherrima, per quam et Christus lignum crucis pro nostra salute ascendit, cujus passionem dum quantam possumus, imitamur, frondibus profecto ligni pulcherrimi et myrti in mortificationem vitiorum et libidinum protegimur. Magi enim Domino myrrham offerentes docuerunt, quia qui Christ sunt, carnem suam cum vitiis et concupiscentiis crucifigunt. <Ramos palmarum.>ID., ibid. Ramos palmarum afferimus, quod est manus victricis ornatus, cum mentem vitiorum victricem gerimus, et invictam cunctis hostibus, ut stemus <ante thronum in conspectu Agni, amicti stolis albis, et palmae in manibus nostris>Apoc. 7..
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Nehemiah 8:15
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- Cor
- Agni
- Apoc
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of th...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:16
Hebrew
וַיֵּצְאוּ הָעָם וַיָּבִיאוּ וַיַּעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם סֻכּוֹת אִישׁ עַל־גַּגּוֹ וּבְחַצְרֹתֵיהֶם וּבְחַצְרוֹת בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים וּבִרְחוֹב שַׁעַר הַמַּיִם וּבִרְחוֹב שַׁעַר אֶפְרָֽיִם׃vayetze'v-ha'am-vayaviy'v-vaya'ashv-lahem-sukhvot-'iysh-'al-gagvo-vvechatzeroteyhem-vvechatzervot-veyt-ha'elohiym-vvirechvov-sha'ar-hamayim-vvirechvov-sha'ar-'eferayim
KJV: So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
AKJV: So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one on the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
ASV: So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.
YLT: And the people go out, and bring in, and make for themselves booths, each on his roof, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water-gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 8:16Generated editorial synthesis
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Nehemiah 8:16
Nehemiah 8:16 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Nehemiah 8:16
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Ephraim
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:17
Hebrew
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ כָֽל־הַקָּהָל הַשָּׁבִים מִן־הַשְּׁבִי ׀ סֻכּוֹת וַיֵּשְׁבוּ בַסֻּכּוֹת כִּי לֹֽא־עָשׂוּ מִימֵי יֵשׁוּעַ בִּן־נוּן כֵּן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד הַיּוֹם הַהוּא וַתְּהִי שִׂמְחָה גְּדוֹלָה מְאֹֽד׃vaya'ashv-khal-haqahal-hashaviym-min-hasheviy- -sukhvot-vayeshevv-vasukhvot-khiy-lo'-'ashv-miymey-yeshv'a-vin-nvn-khen-veney-yishera'el-'ad-hayvom-hahv'-vatehiy-shimechah-gedvolah-me'od
KJV: And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
AKJV: And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
ASV: And all the assembly of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and dwelt in the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
YLT: And they make--all the assembly of the captives of the captivity--booths, and they sit in booths; for the sons of Israel had not done, from the days of Jeshua son of Nun, so unto that day, and there is very great joy.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 8:17Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 8:17
Nehemiah 8:17 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Nehemiah 8:17
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- Nehemiah 8:17
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And t...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Nehemiah 8:18
Hebrew
וַיִּקְרָא בְּסֵפֶר תּוֹרַת הָאֱלֹהִים יוֹם ׀ בְּיוֹם מִן־הַיּוֹם הָֽרִאשׁוֹן עַד הַיּוֹם הָאַחֲרוֹן וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־חָג שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃vayiqera'-vesefer-tvorat-ha'elohiym-yvom- -veyvom-min-hayvom-hari'shvon-'ad-hayvom-ha'acharvon-vaya'ashv-chag-shive'at-yamiym-vvayvom-hashemiyniy-'atzeret-khamishefat
KJV: Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.
AKJV: Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the manner.
ASV: Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the ordinance.
YLT: And he readeth in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day till the last day, and they make a feast seven days, and on the eighth day a restraint, according to the ordinance.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Nehemiah 8:18Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Nehemiah 8:18
Nehemiah 8:18 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Nehemiah 8:18
Source lane
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Nehemiah 8:18
Exposition: Nehemiah 8:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- Nehemiah 8:1
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- Nehemiah 8:12
- Nehemiah 8:13
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- Nehemiah 8:15
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Nehemiah 8:1
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