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Nehemiah 8:6 — And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people…
“And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground.”
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The verses around Nehemiah 8:6.
4And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
5And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
6And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground.
7Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
8So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
Verse explanation
Before beginning the reading itself, Ezra offers a prayer of praise, and the people respond together with “Amen, Amen,” kneeling with their faces to the ground.
From the Nehemiah 8 study in Bible in Stories.
Nehemiah 8:6 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E Esdras louvou ao Senhor, o grande Deus: e todo o povo respondeu, Amen, Amen! levantando as suas mãos; e inclinaram-se, e adoraram ao Senhor, com os rostos em terra.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Então Esdras louvou ao SENHOR, o grande Deus. E todo o povo respondeu: Amém! Amém! levantando suas mãos; e inclinaram-se, e adoraram ao SENHOR com os rostos em terra.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Esdras alabó al Señor, el gran Dios, y todos respondieron: “¡Amén! Amén!” mientras levantaban las manos. Luego se inclinaron y adoraron al Señor con el rostro en el suelo.
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