Nehemiah 8:6 Hebrew Word Analysis

0blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְh1288
1And Ezraעֶזְרָ֔אh5830
2אֶתh853
15the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הh3068
4Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםh430
5the greatהַגָּד֑וֹלh1419
6answeredוַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּh6030
7כָלh3605
8And all the peopleהָעָ֜םh5971
10Amenאָמֵן֙h543
10Amenאָמֵן֙h543
11with lifting upבְּמֹ֣עַלh4607
12their handsיְדֵיהֶ֔םh3027
13and they bowedוַיִּקְּד֧וּh6915
14their heads and worshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛h7812
15the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הh3068
16with their facesאַפַּ֥יִםh639
17to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃h776

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with the lifting up of their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Ezra gave praise to the Lord, the great God. And all the people in answer said, So be it, so be it; lifting up their hands; and with bent heads they gave worship to the Lord, going down on their faces to the earth.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God; and all the people answered, Amen, Amen! with lifting up of their hands; and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

World English Bible (WEB)

and Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God. All the people answered, Amen, Amen, with the lifting up of their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshiped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and Ezra blesseth Jehovah, the great God, and all the people answer, `Amen, Amen,' with lifting up of their hands, and they bow and do obeisance to Jehovah -- faces to the earth.