Nehemiah 9:3
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.
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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.
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.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙ | vai.ya.Ku.mu | and they stood | H6965 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | at | H5921 → |
| עָמְדָ֔ם | 'a.me.Dam | place their | H5977 → |
| וַֽיִּקְרְא֗וּ | vai.yik.re.'U | and they read aloud | H7121 → |
| בְּסֵ֨פֶר | be.Se.fer | in [the] scroll of | H5612 → |
| תּוֹרַ֧ת | to.Rat | [the] law of | H8451 → |
| יְהוָ֛ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם | 'e.lo.hei.Hem | God their | H430 → |
| רְבִעִ֣ית | re.vi.'It | [the] fourth of | H7243 → |
| הַיּ֑וֹם | hai.Yom | the day | H3117 → |
| וּרְבִעִית֙ | u.re.vi.'It | and a fourth | H7243 → |
| מִתְוַדִּ֣ים | mit.va.Dim | [they were] confessing | H3034 → |
| וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים | u.mish.ta.cha.Vim | and [they were] bowing down | H7812 → |
| לַיהוָ֖ה | la.Yah.weh | to Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ | 'e.lo.hei.Hem | God their | H430 → |
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