Nehemiah 9:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou art Jehovah, even thou alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things that are thereon, the seas and all that is in them, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַתָּה־ה֣וּא יְהוָה֮ לְבַדֶּךָ֒ *את **אַתָּ֣ה עָשִׂ֡יתָ אֶֽת־הַשָּׁמַיִם֩ שְׁמֵ֨י הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם וְכָל־צְבָאָ֗ם הָאָ֜רֶץ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ הַיַּמִּים֙ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּהֶ֔ם וְאַתָּ֖ה מְחַיֶּ֣ה אֶת־כֻּלָּ֑ם וּצְבָ֥א הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם לְךָ֥ מִשְׁתַּחֲוִֽים׃

Transliteration

ʾattâ-hûʾ YHWH to ləḇaddeḵā, ʾattâ ʿāśîtā ʾet-the šāmayim šəmê the šāmayim and all-ṣəḇāʾām, the ʾāreṣ and all-that upon it, the yammîm and all-that in them, and ʾattâ məḥayyeh ʾet-all of them, and ṣəḇāʾ the šāmayim to you mištaḥăwîm.

Grammar Details

*ʾattâ*: personal pronoun 2nd person masculine singular - you
*hûʾ*: personal pronoun 3rd person masculine singular - he/that
*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
*ləḇaddeḵā*: masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your solitary state/alone
*ʿāśîtā*: qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you made/did
*šāmayim*: masculine plural - heavens
*šəmê*: masculine plural construct - heavens of
*ṣəḇāʾām*: masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their host/army
*ʾāreṣ*: feminine singular - earth/land
*yammîm*: masculine plural - seas
*məḥayyeh*: piel participle masculine singular - giving life/preserving
*mištaḥăwîm*: hitpael participle masculine plural - bowing down/worshiping

Word Meanings

*hûʾ*: he/that/the same
*ləḇaddeḵā*: you alone/by yourself/only you
*ʿāśîtā*: you made/created/fashioned
*šāmayim*: heavens/sky
*šəmê*: heavens of/skies of/highest heavens
*ṣəḇāʾām*: their host/army/multitude
*ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground
*yammîm*: seas/oceans
*məḥayyeh*: giving life/preserving/sustaining
*mištaḥăwîm*: bowing down/worshiping/prostrating

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Referenced Verses

Gen 1:1 : 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 Kgs 19:15 : 15 And Hezekiah prayed before Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, that sittest [above] the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
Gen 2:1 : 1 And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Deut 10:14 : 14 Behold, unto Jehovah thy God belongeth heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that is therein.
Isa 37:16 : 16 O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, that sittest [above] the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
Deut 6:4 : 4 Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah:
Ps 36:6 : 6 Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; Thy judgments are a great deep: O Jehovah, thou preservest man and beast.
Isa 43:10 : 10 Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
Isa 44:6 : 6 Thus saith Jehovah, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts: I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
Isa 44:8 : 8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have I not declared unto thee of old, and showed it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? yea, there is no Rock; I know not any.
Jer 10:11-12 : 11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, these shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens. 12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding hath he stretched out the heavens:
Ezek 20:11 : 11 And I gave them my statutes, and showed them mine ordinances, which if a man do, he shall live in them.
Mark 12:29-30 : 29 Jesus answered, The first is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one: 30 and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.
John 10:30 : 30 I and the Father are one.
Col 1:15-17 : 15 who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; 16 for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him; 17 and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
Heb 1:3 : 3 who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had {G1223} {G1438} made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Heb 1:6 : 6 And when he again bringeth in the firstborn into the world he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
Rev 4:11 : 11 Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power: for thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created.
Rev 5:11-13 : 11 And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might and honor, and glory, and blessing. 13 And every created thing which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and {G3739} {G2076} on the sea, and all things are in them, heard I saying, Unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, [be] the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the dominion, for ever and ever.
Rev 14:7 : 7 and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.
Ps 86:10 : 10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone.
Ps 103:21 : 21 Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
Ps 136:5-9 : 5 To him that by understanding made the heavens; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever: 6 To him that spread forth the earth above the waters; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever: 7 To him that made great lights; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever: 8 The sun to rule by day; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever; 9 The moon and stars to rule by night; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
Ps 146:6 : 6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever;
Ps 148:2-4 : 2 Praise ye him, all his angels: Praise ye him, all his host. 3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: Praise him, all ye stars of light. 4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.
Isa 6:2-3 : 2 Above him stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is Jehovah of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
1 Kgs 8:27 : 27 But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded!
1 Kgs 22:19 : 19 And [Micaiah] said, Therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
Gen 32:2 : 2 And Jacob said when he saw them, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Isa 37:20 : 20 Now therefore, O Jehovah our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art Jehovah, even thou only.
2 Kgs 19:19 : 19 Now therefore, O Jehovah our God, save thou us, I beseech thee, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou Jehovah art God alone.
Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

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