And there stood upוַיָּקָםonעַלthe stepמַעֲלֵהof the LevitesהַלְוִיִּםJeshua,יֵשׁוּעַBani,וּבָנִיKadmiel,קַדְמִיאֵלShebaniah,שְׁבַנְיָהBunni,בֻּנִּיSherebiah,שֵׁרֵבְיָהBani,בָּנִיand Chenani,כְנָנִיand they cried outוַיִּזְעֲקוּwith a loudבְּ גָּדוֹלvoiceקוֹלtoאֶלYHWHיְהוָהtheir Elohim.אֱלֹהֵיהֶם
Nehemiah 9:4
Study it in the app“And there stood up on the step of the Levites Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and they cried out with a loud voice to YHWH their Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nehemiah 9:4, word by word
- And there stood upיָּקָםyakam
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appears- the stepמַעֲלֵהmaale
ascent, rise
Ascent, a slope by which one goes up; also a raised place.
Where else “maale” appears- of the Levitesלְוִיִּםleviyim
Levite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appears- Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַyeshua
Jeshua
Jeshua: name of several Israelites; above all the high priest who returned with Zerubbabel, also a priest head of the ninth division, Levites and others; also a town of Judah. It is a late form of the name Joshua and means "YHWH saves"; from it comes the name "Jesus."
Where else “yeshua” appears- Baniבָנִיvani
Bani
Bani, the name of several men: a Gadite, one of David's mighty men (2 Samuel 23:36), and several Levites and heads of families in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah.
Where else “vani” appears- Kadmielקַדְמִיאֵלkadmiel
Kadmiel
Kadmiel: the name of a Levite who returned with Zerubbabel and helped in the work of the house of God.
Where else “kadmiel” appears- Shebaniahשְׁבַנְיָהshevanya
Shebaniah
Shebaniah: the name of several Israelites, priests and Levites.
Where else “shevanya” appears- Bunniבֻּנִּיbuni
Bunni
Bunni: the name of Levites of Nehemiah's time and of one of the heads of the people.
Where else “buni” appears- Sherebiahשֵׁרֵבְיָהsherevya
Sherebiah
Sherebiah: a Levite of the sons of Mahli who joined Ezra; later he helped to explain the law to the people (Nehemiah 8:7).
Where else “sherevya” appears- and Chenaniכְנָנִיchenani
Chenani
Chenani: the name of one of the Levites who cried out to God in the great prayer of Nehemiah 9.
Where else “chenani” appears- and they cried outיִּזְעֲקוּyizaku
cry out
To shout for help, above all to YHWH.
Where else “yizaku” appears- with a loudגָּדוֹלgadol
loud
Very intense: a mighty cry, great fear.
Where else “gadol” appears- voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears
The context
3And they stood up in their place and read in the book of the law of YHWH their Elohim a fourth of the day, and for another fourth they were confessing and prostrating themselves before YHWH their Elohim.
4 · This verse (above)
5And the Levites said— Jeshua and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah— “Stand up, bless YHWH your Elohim from forever to forever.” “And let them bless the name of your glory, exalted above all blessing and praise.