YouאַתָּהareהוּאYHWH,יְהוָהyou alone;לְבַדֶּךָyouאַתָּהmadeעָשִׂיתָthe heavens,הַשָּׁמַיִםthe heavensשְׁמֵיof the heavens,הַשָּׁמַיִםand allוְכָלtheir army,צְבָאָםthe earthהָאָרֶץand allוְכָלthatאֲשֶׁרison it,עָלֶיהָthe seasהַיַּמִּיםand allוְכָלthatאֲשֶׁרisin them;בָּהֶםand youוְאַתָּהgive lifeמְחַיֶּהto all of them,אֶת כֻּלָּםand the armyוּצְבָאof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםprostrates itselfמִשְׁתַּחֲוִיםbefore you.לְךָ
Nehemiah 9:6
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “mishtachavim” appears
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;