Nehemiah 9:4 BSB — MannaFest

Nehemiah 9:4

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.

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ASV

Then stood up upon the stairs of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto Jehovah their God.

KJV

Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Then stood up upon the stairs of the Levites,.... On an ascent; an elevated place where the Levites used to stand when they sang at the time of sacrifice, and where they might be seen and heard by the people: Jeshua and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani; who seem to be all Levites, see Neh 8:7, and cried with a loud voice unto the Lord their God; praying with great fervency, and making bitter lamentation for the sins of the people and their own.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The summary of their prayers we have here upon record; whether drawn up before, as a directory to the Levites what to enlarge on, or recollected after, as the heads of what they had in prayer enlarged upon, is uncertain. Much more no doubt was said than is here recorded, else confessing and worshipping God would not have taken up a fourth part of the day, much less two-fourths.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The Septuagint and the Vulgate remove the comma after “stairs.” By the “stairs (or scaffold) of the Levites” is to be understood as an elevated platform from which they could the better address and lead the people (compare Neh 8:4).

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּ֜קָם	vai.Ya.kom	and he stood	H6965 →
עַֽל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
מַֽעֲלֵ֣ה	ma.'a.Leh	[the] platform of	H4608 →
הַלְוִיִּ֗ם	hal.vi.Yim	the Levites	H3881 →
יֵשׁ֨וּעַ	ye.Shu.a'	Jeshua	H3442 →
וּבָנִ֜י	u.va.Ni	and Bani	H1137 →
קַדְמִיאֵ֧ל	kad.mi.'El	Kadmiel	H6934 →
שְׁבַנְיָ֛ה	she.van.Yah	Shebaniah	H7645 →
בֻּנִּ֥י	bu.Ni	Bunni	H1138 →
שֵׁרֵבְיָ֖ה	she.re.ve.Yah	Sherebiah	H8274 →
בָּנִ֣י	ba.Ni	Bani	H1137 →
כְנָ֑נִי	khe.Na.ni	Kenani	H3662 →
וַֽיִּזְעֲקוּ֙	vai.yiz.'a.Ku	and they cried out	H2199 →
בְּק֣וֹל	be.Kol	with a voice	H6963 →
גָּד֔וֹל	ga.Dol	great	H1419 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃	'e.lo.hei.Hem	God their	H430 →

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Through
Nehemiah 9:5
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…
leads to
- Psalms 103:1–2
  Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6
  For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of…
- 1 Peter 1:3
  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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Nehemiah 8:7
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.
leads to
- Leviticus 10:11
  so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses.”
- Ezra 10:22–23
  From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
- Nehemiah 3:23
  Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house, and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.
Through
2 Chronicles 20:19
And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 16:5
  Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals
Through
Nehemiah 12:8
The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.
leads to
- Nehemiah 11:17
  Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son…

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Nehemiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Nehemiah