Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Nehemiah 9:3

God's wordRepentance

1 On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.

2 Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.

While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.

4 And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.

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.

Read the whole chapter

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.
KJV
And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God.
WEB
They stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God a fourth part of the day; and a fourth part they confessed and worshiped the LORD their God.
ASV
And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Jehovah their God a fourth part of the day; and [another] fourth part they confessed, and worshipped Jehovah their God.
DARBY
And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Jehovah their God a fourth part of the day; and a fourth part they confessed, and worshipped Jehovah their God.
BLB
And they stood up in their place and read from the Book of the Law of YHWH their God [for] a fourth of the day, and a fourth they confessed and bowed low to YHWH their God.
ÅB
Så ble de stående på sin plass mens det ble lest opp for dem av Herrens, deres Guds lovbok en fjerdedel av dagen, og en annen fjerdedel av dagen avla de bekjennelse og tilba Herren sin Gud.
OTB
Mens de sto på sine plasser, leste de fra Herrens, deres Guds, lovbok i en fjerdedel av dagen, og i en annen fjerdedel bekjente de og tilba Herren deres Gud.
B1930
Så blev de stående på sin plass mens det blev lest op for dem av Herrens, deres Guds lovbok en fjerdedel av dagen, og en annen fjerdedel av dagen avla de bekjennelse og tilbad Herren sin Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Nehemiah 8:3–4

    So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.

    Read in context

  • Nehemiah 8:7–8

    The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.

    Read in context