Nehemiah 9:13

“And on Mount Sinai you came down, and spoke with them from the heavens, and gave them right rules and instructions of truth, good statutes and commandments.”

Nehemiah 9:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 9:13, word by word

Mountהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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you came downיָרַדְתָּyaradta

come down

God comes down to see or act.

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and spokeדַבֵּרdaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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from the heavensשָּׁמָיִםshamayim

heaven

God's dwelling, from which he is called "the Elohim of the heavens".

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and gaveתִּתֵּןtiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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rightיְשָׁרִיםyesharim

upright

Acting well before YHWH, without bending.

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rulesמִשְׁפָּטִיםmishpatim

rule

Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.

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and instructionsתוֹרוֹתtorot

teaching of YHWH

What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.

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of truthאֱמֶתemet

truth

What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.

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goodטוֹבִיםtovim

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

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statutesחֻקִּיםchukim

statute

A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.

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and commandmentsמִצְוֺתmitsvot

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemSinai?
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Sinai ?

    Today: disputed; traditionally Jebel Musa, Sinai, Egypt

    A mountain in the wilderness; which one it was is not known for certain, and its location is disputed.

    There God spoke with Moses and gave the law to Israel (Exod 19:20; 24:16).

    Exodus 19:20Exodus 19:11Exodus 24:16Acts 7:38

The context

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

13 · This verse (above)

14And your holy Sabbath you made known to them, and commandments and statutes and a law you commanded them by the hand of Moses your servant.

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