Nehemiah 9:14

“And 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.”

Nehemiah 9:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 9:14, word by word

And your holyקָדְשְׁkadsh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

Where else “kadsh” appears
Sabbathשַׁבַּתshabat

Sabbath

The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.

Where else “shabat” appears
you made knownהוֹדַעַתָhodaata

make known

To make someone aware, teach.

Where else “hodaata” appears
and commandmentsמִצְווֹתmitsvot

commandment

An order of God that must be kept.

Where else “mitsvot” appears
and statutesחֻקִּיםchukim

statute

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

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and a lawתוֹרָהtora

law

Literally "teaching": what YHWH commands, written in Moses' book.

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you commandedצִוִּיתָtsivita

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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by the handיַדyad

through

Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.

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of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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your servantעַבְדֶּavde

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

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The context

13And 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.

14 · This verse (above)

15And bread from the heavens you gave them for their hunger, and water from the crag you brought out for them for their thirst; and you told them to go in to possess the land for which you had lifted up your hand to give it to them.

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