The Meaning of Nehemiah 9:3 Explained

Nehemiah 9:3

KJV: And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God.

YLT: and rise up on their station, and read in the book of the law of Jehovah their God a fourth of the day, and a fourth they are confessing and bowing themselves to Jehovah their God.

Darby: And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Jehovah their God a fourth part of the day; and a fourth part they confessed, and worshipped Jehovah their God.

ASV: And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Jehovah their God a fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped Jehovah their God.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they stood up  in their place,  and read  in the book  of the law  of the LORD  their God  [one] fourth part  of the day;  and [another] fourth part  they confessed,  and worshipped  the LORD  their God. 

What does Nehemiah 9:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Nehemiah 9:1-21 - God's Hand In History
What a blessed result of the Bible-study of the previous chapter. It led to confession, separation from evil association and worship. It is good to review the dealings of God with us and with our people in bygone days. There are hilltops in our experience where the air is clear, and we can see the way by which we have been led. At such times we look beyond second causes to the great Orderer of our lives, and our history is one perpetual assertion of THOU. The history of God's dealings with Israel is an epitome of His dealings with ourselves. The choice in Ur, the redemption from Egypt, the wilderness wanderings, the land of rest-all these have their counterparts in our life-story. Side by side with the story of God's care runs the story of transgression, Nehemiah 9:16-18. The gold and black strands are closely interwoven. In the midst of God's best gifts, we break out into sin; yet He still gives us His good spirit, and withholds not the manna which He promised, Nehemiah 9:20. [source]

Chapter Summary: Nehemiah 9

1  A solemn fast, and repentance of the people
4  The Levites make a confession of God's goodness, and their wickedness

What do the individual words in Nehemiah 9:3 mean?

And they stood up in their place and read from the Book of the Law of Yahweh their God [for] a fourth of the day and [for another] fourth they confessed and worshiped Yahweh their God -
וַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙ עַל־ עָמְדָ֔ם וַֽיִּקְרְא֗וּ בְּסֵ֨פֶר תּוֹרַ֧ת יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם רְבִעִ֣ית הַיּ֑וֹם וּרְבִעִית֙ מִתְוַדִּ֣ים וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם פ

וַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙  And  they  stood  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: קוּם 
Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
עָמְדָ֔ם  their  place 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: עֹמֶד  
Sense: standing place.
וַֽיִּקְרְא֗וּ  and  read 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
בְּסֵ֨פֶר  from  the  Book 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: סֵפֶר 
Sense: book.
תּוֹרַ֧ת  of  the  Law 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תֹּורָה  
Sense: law, direction, instruction.
יְהוָ֛ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם  their  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
רְבִעִ֣ית  [for]  a  fourth 
Parse: Number, ordinal feminine singular construct
Root: רְבִיעִי 
Sense: fourth.
הַיּ֑וֹם  of  the  day 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
וּרְבִעִית֙  and  [for  another]  fourth 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, ordinal feminine singular
Root: רְבִיעִי 
Sense: fourth.
מִתְוַדִּ֣ים  they  confessed 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Participle, masculine plural
Root: יָדָה 
Sense: to throw, shoot, cast.
וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים  and  worshiped 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שָׁחָה  
Sense: to bow down.
לַיהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם  their  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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