Nehemiah 9:6

“You are YHWH, you alone; you made the heavens, the heavens of the heavens, and all their army, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and you give life to all of them, and the army of the heavens prostrates itself before you.”

Nehemiah 9:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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The Levites call the people to bless YHWH, who made the heavens and gives life to allPraise and worship

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Nehemiah 9:6, word by word

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
you aloneבַדֶּvade

alone

One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.

Where else “vade” appears
madeעָשִׂיתָasita

make

To build or create something.

Where else “asita” appears
the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

Where else “shamayim” appears
their armyצְבָאָtsevaa

army

An army.

Where else “tsevaa” appears
the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears
the seasיַּמִּיםyamim

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

Where else “yamim” appears
give lifeמְחַיֶּהmechaye

keep alive

To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.

Where else “mechaye” appears
prostrates itselfמִשְׁתַּחֲוִיםmishtachavim

worship

To bow before God in adoration.

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The context

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.

6 · This verse (above)

7You are YHWH, the Elohim who chose Abram and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans, and gave him the name Abraham;

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