Nehemiah 9:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, 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 heaven and the earth.
2 Kgs 19:15 : 15 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
Gen 2:1 : 1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Deut 10:14 : 14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD'S thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.
Isa 37:16 : 16 O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, 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: The LORD our God is one LORD:
Ps 36:6 : 6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
Isa 43:10 : 10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, 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 the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Isa 44:8 : 8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; 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, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens. 12 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
Ezek 20:11 : 11 And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them.
Mark 12:29-30 : 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 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: this is the first commandment.
John 10:30 : 30 I and my Father are one.
Col 1:15-17 : 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Heb 1:3 : 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Heb 1:6 : 6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.
Rev 4:11 : 11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Rev 5:11-13 : 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Rev 14:7 : 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Ps 86:10 : 10 For thou art great, and doest{H8802)} wondrous things{H8737)}: thou art God alone.
Ps 103:21 : 21 Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
Ps 136:5-9 : 5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. 6 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. 7 To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever: 8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: 9 The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Ps 146:6 : 6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
Ps 148:2-4 : 2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. 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 be above the heavens.
Isa 6:2-3 : 2 Above it stood the seraphims: 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 the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
1 Kgs 8:27 : 27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
1 Kgs 22:19 : 19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD 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 when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
Isa 37:20 : 20 Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.
2 Kgs 19:19 : 19 Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD God, even thou only.
Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

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