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Nehemiah 9:13

Mount Sinai
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11 You divided the sea before them, and they crossed through it on dry ground. You hurled their pursuers into the depths like a stone into raging waters.

12 You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.

You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.

14 You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.

15 In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land which You had sworn to give them.

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BSB
You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.
KJV
Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:
WEB
“You also came down on Mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,
ASV
Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,
DARBY
And thou camest down on mount Sinai, and didst speak with them from the heavens, and gavest them right judgments and true laws, good statutes and commandments.
BLB
And upon Mount Sinai You came down and spoke with them from the heavens, and You gave to them straight ordinances and true instructions, good statutes and commandments.
ÅB
Du steg ned på Sinai berg og talte med dem fra himmelen; du gav dem rette befalinger og trygge lover, gode forskrifter og bud.
OTB
Du kom ned på Sinai-fjellet og talte med dem fra himmelen. Du ga dem rettferdige forskrifter og sanne lover, gode vedtekter og bud.
B1930
Du steg ned på Sinai berg og talte med dem fra himmelen; du gav dem rette befalinger og trygge lover, gode forskrifter og bud.

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