Nehemiah 9:14
in Nehemiah 9You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.
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ASV
and madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses thy servant,
KJV
And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:
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This verse in Nehemiah 9
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAnd madest known unto them thy holy sabbath,.... Which was not made known to others, and was peculiar to the Jewish nation, and a privilege granted to them, to have rest corporeal and spiritual, typical of the rest in Christ: and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant; moral, ceremonial, and judicial, such as other nations had not, Deu 4:8.
This site's exposition
You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath
on Nehemiah 9:14-15
"You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath," a rest given to this people through "Your servant Moses". Their hunger meets "bread from heaven" while the command to "possess the land which You had sworn to give them" answers their hope. Provision and promise are given in the same breath.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
) was appointed to be the day of atonement; we have no reason to think but that it was religiously observed, though it is not mentioned. But here we have an account of an occasional fast that was kept a fortnight after that, with reference to the present posture of their affairs, and it was, as that, a day of humiliation.
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2 And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. 3 And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the L ORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the L ORD their God.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Madest known unto them thy holy Sabbath - They appear to have forgotten this first of all the commandments of God, during their sojourning in Egypt.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Thou, even thou, art Lord alone, &c.--In this solemn and impressive prayer, in which they make public confession of their sins, and deprecate the judgments due to the transgressions of their fathers, they begin with a profound adoration of God, whose supreme majesty and omnipotence is acknowledged in the creation, preservation, and government of all.
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שַׁבַּ֥ת | shabat | [the] sabbath of | H7676 → | 110 times |
| קָדְשְׁךָ֖ | kodshecha | holiness your | H6944 → | 469 times |
| הוֹדַ֣עַתָ | hodaata | you made known | H3045 → | 945 times |
| לָהֶ֑ם | lahem | to them | ||
| וּמִצְו֤וֹת | umitzvot | and commandments | H4687 → | 181 times |
| וְחֻקִּים֙ | vechukim | and statutes | H2706 → | 127 times |
| וְתוֹרָ֔ה | vetorah | and [the] law | H8451 → | 219 times |
| צִוִּ֣יתָ | tzivita | you commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| לָהֶ֔ם | lahem | to them | ||
| בְּיַ֖ד | beyad | by [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֥ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ | ʾavdekha | servant your | H5650 → | 799 times |
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שַׁבַּ֥ת[the] sabbath of
shabatH7676 →110 times
קָדְשְׁךָ֖holiness your
kodshechaH6944 →469 times
הוֹדַ֣עַתָyou made known
hodaataH3045 →945 times
לָהֶ֑םto them
lahem
וּמִצְו֤וֹתand commandments
umitzvotH4687 →181 times
וְחֻקִּים֙and statutes
vechukimH2706 →127 times
וְתוֹרָ֔הand [the] law
vetorahH8451 →219 times
צִוִּ֣יתָyou commanded
tzivitaH6680 →494 times
לָהֶ֔םto them
lahem
בְּיַ֖דby [the] hand of
beyadH3027 →1618 times
מֹשֶׁ֥הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃servant your
ʾavdekhaH5650 →799 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 2:3Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 20:12
I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 23:3
For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 31:13–17
“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 23:56
Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Mark 2:27
Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
- Ezekiel 20:12
Through
Ezekiel 20:12I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 20:20
Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’
- Ezekiel 20:20
Through
Exodus 16:29Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day, everyone must stay where he is;…
it leads to
- Isaiah 58:13–14
If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor…
- Exodus 31:13
“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD…
- Isaiah 58:13–14
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.