Nehemiah 9:5

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Levites	הַלְוִיִּ֡ם hal.vi.Yim	H3881	a Levite or descendant of Levi · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
Jeshua	יֵשׁ֣וּעַ ye.Shu.a'	H3442	Jeshua · proper noun, a man's name
Kadmiel	וְ֠קַדְמִיאֵל Ve.kad.mi.'el	H6934	Kadmiel · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
Bani	בָּנִ֨י ba.Ni	H1137	Bani · proper noun, a man's name
Hashabniah	חֲשַׁבְנְיָ֜ה cha.shav.ne.Yah	H2813	Chashabnejah · proper noun, a man's name
Sherebiah	שֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֤ה she.re.ve.Yah	H8274	Sherebjah · proper noun, a man's name
Hodijah	הֽוֹדִיָּה֙ ho.di.Yah	H1941	Hodijah · proper noun, a man's name
Shebaniah	שְׁבַנְיָ֣ה she.van.Yah	H7645	Shebanjah · proper noun, a man's name
Pethahiah	פְתַֽחְיָ֔ה fe.tach.Yah	H6611	Pethachjah · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ vai.yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
up	ק֗וּמוּ Ku.mu	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
bless	בָּרֲכוּ֙ ba.ra.Khu	H1288	to kneel · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם 'e.lo.hei.Khem	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
ever	הָעוֹלָ֖ם ha.'o.Lam	H5769	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
ever	הָעוֹלָ֑ם ha.'o.Lam	H5769	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
blessed	וִיבָֽרְכוּ֙ vi.va.re.Khu	H1288	to kneel · conjunction + verb, piel, 3rd person masculine plural
glorious	כְּבוֹדֶ֔ךָ ke.vo.De.kha	H3519	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
name	שֵׁ֣ם shem	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct
exalted	וּמְרוֹמַ֥ם u.me.ro.Mam	H7311	to be high actively · conjunction + verb, pual passive participle, masculine singular absolute
blessing	בְּרָכָ֖ה be.ra.Khah	H1293	benediction · noun, common feminine singular absolute
praise	וּתְהִלָּֽה u.te.hi.Lah	H8416	laudation · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 103:1-2 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God…
1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by t…
1 Chronicles 29:13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
Ezra 3:11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Isr…
Psalms 72:18-19 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
Psalms 106:2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise?
Psalms 117:1-2 O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 9:4–end

We have here an account how the work of this fast-day was carried on. 1. The names of the ministers that were employed. They are twice named (Neh 9:4, Neh 9:5), only with some variation of the names. Either they prayed successively, according to that rule which the apostle gives (Co1 14:31, You may all prophesy one by one), or, as some think, there were eight several congregations at some distance from each other, and each had a Levite to preside in it. 2. The work itself in which they employed themselves. (1.) They prayed to God, cried to him with a loud voice (Neh 9:4), for the pardon of the sins of Israel and God's favour to them. They cried aloud, not that God might the better hear them,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 9:5

Then the Levites . . . said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God--If this prayer was uttered by all these Levites in common, it must have been prepared and adopted beforehand, perhaps, by Ezra; but it may only embody the substance of the confession and thanksgiving.

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 9:5

Stand up and bless the Lord your God - It is the shameless custom of many congregations of people to sit still while they profess to bless and praise God, by singing the Psalms of David or hymns made on the plan of the Gospel! I ask such persons, Did they ever feel the spirit of devotion while thus employed? If they do, it must be owned that, by the prevalence of habit, they have counteracted the influence of an attitude most friendly to such acts of devotion.

John Gill on Nehemiah 9:5

Then the Levites, Jeshua,.... Or, then the Levites, even Jeshua: and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah; the same as before, with a little variation of their names, and perhaps some of them might have two names: and said; to the men that stood and confessed their sins, Nehemiah 9:2 stand up; for though they are before said to stand, yet, through shame and confusion of face, and awe of the Divine Majesty, might be fallen on their faces to the ground: and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever; for all the great and good things he had done for them, notwithstanding their sins; and particularly for his pardoning grace and mercy they had reason to hope…

Dictionary and topics

Bani — Built. (1.) 1 Chr. 6:46. (2.) One of David’s thirty-seven warriors, a Gadite (2 Sam. 23:36). (3.) Ezra 2:10; 10:29, 34, 38. (4.) A Levite who was prominent in the reforms on the return from Babylon…
Covenant — A contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means “to cut,” and hence a covenant is a…
Hashabniah — (1.) Neh. 3:10. (2.) One of the Levites whom Ezra appointed to interpret the law to the people (Neh. 9:5).
Hodijah — Majesty of Jehovah. (1.) One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in expounding the law (Neh. 8:7; 9:5). (2.) Neh. 10:18, a Levite who sealed the covenant.
Jeshua — (1.) Head of the ninth priestly order (Ezra 2:36); called also Jeshuah (1 Chr. 24:11). (2.) A Levite appointed by Hezekiah to distribute offerings in the priestly cities (2 Chr. 31:15). (3.) Ezra…
Kadmiel — Before God; i.e., his servant, one of the Levites who returned with Zerubbabel from the Captivity (Neh. 9:4; 10:9; 12:8).
Pethahiah — Loosed of the Lord. (1.) The chief of one of the priestly courses (the nineteenth) in the time of David (1 Chr. 24:16). (2.) A Levite (Ezra 10:23). (3.) Neh. 9:5. (4.) A descendant of Judah who had…
Prayer — Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or…
Shebaniah — Whom Jehovah hides, or has made grow up. (1.) A Levite appointed to blow the trumpet before the ark of God (1 Chr. 15:24). (2.) Another Levite (Neh. 9:4, 5). (3.) A priest (Neh. 10:12). (4.) A Levite…
Sherebiah — Flame of the Lord, a priest whose name is prominent in connection with the work carried on by Ezra and Nehemiah at Jerusalem (Ezra 8:17, 18, 24-30; Neh. 8:7; 9:4, 5; 10:12).
Bani

Nehemiah 9:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 9:4–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 9:5

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 9:5

John Gill on Nehemiah 9:5

Dictionary and topics

Nehemiah 9:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 9:4–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Nehemiah 9:5

Adam Clarke on Nehemiah 9:5

John Gill on Nehemiah 9:5

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Nehemiah 9:4-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Nehemiah 9:5-37

Rashi on Nehemiah 9:5