NEH 9:13 Parallel Verse View

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BrTr Also thou camest down upon mount Sina, and thou spakest to them out of heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and laws of truth, ordinances, and good commandments.

ULT And you came down on the mountain of Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. And you gave to them just judgments and laws of truth, good statutes and commandments.

UST When our ancestors were at Sinai Mountain, you appeared to them and spoke to them from heaven. You gave them honest instructions and trustworthy laws. You gave them good rules and commands.

BSB You came down on Mount Sinai
⇔ and spoke with them from heaven.
⇔ You gave them just ordinances, true laws,
⇔ and good statutes and commandments.

OEB Thou camest down also upon Mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,

WEBBE “You also came down on Mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(9-15)You saw the anguish of our parents in Egypt.
  You heard their cries at the Red Sea;
You amazed Pharaoh, his servants, and the people of his land
  with wonders and miracle-signs.
You knew their bullying arrogance against your people;
  you made a name for yourself that lasts to this day.
You split the sea before them;
  they crossed through and never got their feet wet;
You pitched their pursuers into the deep;
  they sank like a rock in the storm-tossed sea.
By day you led them with a Pillar of Cloud,
  and by night with a Pillar of Fire
To show them the way
  they were to travel.
You came down onto Mount Sinai,
  you spoke to them out of heaven;
You gave them instructions on how to live well,
  true teaching, sound rules and commands;
You introduced them
  to your Holy Sabbath;
Through your servant Moses you decreed
  commands, rules, and instruction.
You gave bread from heaven for their hunger,
  you sent water from the rock for their thirst.
You told them to enter and take the land,
  which you promised to give them.

NET “You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You provided them with just judgments, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.

LSV And on Mount Sinai You have come down,
Even to speak with them from the heavens,
And You give to them right judgments,
And true laws, good statutes and commands.

FBV You descended on Mount Sinai. You spoke to them from heaven. You gave them right ways to live, true laws, and good regulations and commandments.

T4T “When our ancestors were at Sinai Mountain, you came down from heaven and spoke to them. You gave them many regulations and instructions that are just and reliable, and you gave them commands and laws that are good.

LEB Then you came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven and gave them right judgments and true teachings, good regulations and commandments.

BBE And you came down on Mount Sinai, and your voice came to them from heaven, giving them right decisions and true laws, good rules and orders:

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JPS Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spokest with them from heaven, and gavest them right ordinances and laws of truth, good statutes and commandments;

ASV Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,

DRA Thou camest down also to mount Sinai, and didst speak with them from heaven, and thou gavest them right judgments, and the law of truth, ceremonies, and good precepts.

YLT 'And on mount Sinai Thou hast come down, even to speak with them from the heavens, and Thou dost give to them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commands.

Drby And thou camest down on mount Sinai, and didst speak with them from the heavens, and gavest them right judgments and true laws, good statutes and commandments.

RV Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments and true laws, good statutes and commandments:

Wbstr Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spokest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:

KJB-1769 Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments:[fn]
(Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgements, and true laws, good statutes and commandments: )

9.13 true…: Heb. laws of truth

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Thou camest downe also vpon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heauen, and gauest them right iudgements, and true lawes, good statutes and commandements:
(Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgements, and true lawes, good statutes and commandments:)

9:13 Exod.20.1 and 19. 20.

9:13 Heb. lawes of trueth.

Bshps Thou camest downe also vpon mount Sinai, and speakest vnto them from heauen, and gauest them right iudgementes, true lawes, good commaundementes and statutes:
(Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and speakest unto them from heaven, and gavest them right judgements, true lawes, good commandments and statutes:)

Gnva Thou camest downe also vpon mount Sinai, and spakest vnto them from heauen, and gauest them right iudgements, and true lawes, ordinances and good commandements,
(Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest unto them from heaven, and gavest them right judgements, and true lawes, ordinances and good commandments, )

Cvdl Thou camest downe also vpo mount Sinai, and spakest vnto them from heauen, and gauest them righte iudgmentes, true lawes, good commaundementes and statutes,
(Thou camest down also upo mount Sinai, and spakest unto them from heaven, and gavest them righte judgementes, true lawes, good commandments and statutes,)

Wycl Also thou camest doun at the hil of Synai, and spakist with hem fro heuene, and thou yauest to hem riytful domes, and the lawe of trewthe, cerymonyes, and goode comaundementis.
(Also thou/you camest down at the hill of Synai, and spakist with them from heaven, and thou/you yauest to them rightful domes, and the law of truth, cerymonyes, and goode commandmentis.)

Luth Und bist herabgestiegen auf den Berg Sinai und hast mit ihnen vom Himmel geredet und gegeben ein wahrhaftig Recht und ein recht Gesetz und gute Gebote und Sitten;
(And are herabgestiegen on the mountain/hill Sinai and have with to_them from_the heaven geredet and given a wahrhaftig law and a recht law and gute Gebote and Sitten;)

ClVg Ad montem quoque Sinai descendisti, et locutus es cum eis de cælo, et dedisti eis judicia recta, et legem veritatis, cæremonias, et præcepta bona:
(Ad montem too Sinai descendisti, and spoke you_are when/with to_them about cælo, and dedisti to_them yudicia recta, and legem veritatis, cæremonias, and præcepta bona: )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Nehemiah’s Confidence in God

God gave Nehemiah favor in the eyes of a mighty Persian king so that the king responded favorably to all of Nehemiah’s requests (Neh 1:11; 2:8, 18). Nehemiah then had the confidence to present his bold plan to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, and the people of Jerusalem responded positively, believing that God was able to give them success (2:18) and to protect them from their enemies (4:4-5, 9). They confidently continued with their work in spite of opposition because they knew that God fights for his people and frustrates the plans of the wicked (4:14-15, 20). When the walls of Jerusalem were finished, Nehemiah recognized that the entire difficult project was completed only because of God’s help (6:16).

The book of Nehemiah vividly demonstrates that God is all-powerful and able to accomplish his will, both in individual lives and in nations. The prayer in Nehemiah 9 focuses on praising God for his sovereign and powerful acts: God created the heavens and earth (9:6), called Abram from Ur, and gave the land to Israel (9:7-8, 22-25). The miraculous signs in Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, and the provision of guidance, food, and water in the wilderness all demonstrate God’s power over man and nature to provide for his people (9:9-15).

The Lord had sent the Israelites into exile after generations of persistent sin (9:32-37). Now he was fulfilling part of his promise to restore them (1:8-9). Nehemiah had the confidence to pray and lead because he knew that everything that happened was part of God’s sovereign plan. This same confidence in God led Abram to leave Ur and by faith go to an unknown land (Gen 12:1-3; Heb 11:8-10), caused Rahab to trust in God (Josh 2:9-14; Heb 11:31), and prompted Hezekiah not to give in to the demands of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (2 Kgs 18:1–19:37). Confidence comes when people believe that God will keep his promises and complete the work he has started in their lives (Phil 1:6).

Passages for Further Study

Gen 12:1-4; Josh 1:10-18; 2:9-14; 2 Kgs 18:1–19:37; Neh 1:8-9, 11; 2:8, 18, 20; 4:4-5, 9, 14-15, 20; 6:16; 9:6-31; Pss 4:5; 9:10; 37:3; 40:3; 44:6-7; 56:3-12; 112:1-9; Prov 3:5-12; 16:20; 28:1, 25; Isa 26:3; Heb 11:8-10, 31; 1 Jn 4:17

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠עַ֤ל הַר־סִינַי֙ יָרַ֔דְתָּ וְ⁠דַבֵּ֥ר עִמָּ⁠הֶ֖ם

and,on mount Şīnay came_down and,spoke with,them

Came down is a way of saying that God appeared to the people. Since God spoke to them from heaven, he did not actually come down from heaven to earth. So this is a figurative expression. Alternate translation: “you appeared to the people of Israel at Mount Sinai, where you spoke to them from heaven”

Note 2 topic: translate-names

הַר־סִינַי֙

mount Şīnay

This is the name of a mountain. Alternate translation: “Mount Sinai”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

מִשְׁפָּטִ֤ים יְשָׁרִים֙ וְ⁠תוֹר֣וֹת אֱמֶ֔ת חֻקִּ֥ים וּ⁠מִצְוֺ֖ת טוֹבִֽים

ordinances right and,laws true statutes and,commandments good

Just judgments and laws of truth mean similar things. The expressions good statutes and commandments also mean something similar to each other and to the first two expressions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine all of these phrases into one comprehensive phrase. Alternate translation: “many trustworthy instructions about how to live in the right way,” otherwise “instructions and rules that are just and reliable, and laws and commands that are good”

מִשְׁפָּטִ֤ים

ordinances

This term refers to Yahweh giving the Israelites instructions in the law. It may or may not include a sense of Yahweh passing sentence as a judge. Alternate translation: “instructions”

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