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And you commanded them, through Moses your servant, to obey all your commands, decrees, and instructions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and you made known to them your holy Sabbath and commanded them commandments and statutes and a law by Moses your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You made known to them Your holy Sabbath, And commanded them precepts, statutes and laws, By the hand of Moses Your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“So You made known to them Your holy Sabbath, And gave them commandments, statutes, and law, Through Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220So You made known to them Your holy sabbath, And laid down for them commandments, statutes and law, Through Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“So Thou didst make known to them Thy holy sabbath, And didst lay down for them commandments, statutes, and law, Through Thy servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So You made known to them Your holy sabbath, And commanded to them commandments, statutes and law, By the hand of Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“So You made known to them Your holy Sabbath, And gave them commandments, statutes, and law, Through Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You revealed your holy Sabbath to them, and gave them commands, statutes, and instruction through your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You revealed Your holy Sabbath to them, and gave them commands, statutes, and instruction through Your servant Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses thy servant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You commanded them to respect your holy Sabbath, and you instructed your servant Moses to teach them your laws. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by the hand of Moses thy servant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You taught them about your holy day of worship. You gave them commandments, laws, and teachings through your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You taught them to keep your Sabbaths holy, and through your servant Moses you gave them your laws. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You revealed to them your holy Sabbath, and you mandated precepts, statutes, and laws through Moses your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You made known to them your holy Sabbath; you issued commandments, statutes, and law to them through Moses your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and made known to them your holy Sabbath, and commanded them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses your servant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And madest known to them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and made known to them your holy Sabbath, and commanded them commandments, statutes, and a law, by Moses your servant, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Your holy Sabbath You have made known to them, "" And commands, and statutes, and law, "" You have commanded for them, "" By the hand of Your servant Moses;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Thy holy sabbath Thou hast made known to them, and commands, and statutes, and law, Thou hast commanded for them, by the hand of Moses Thy servant;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou didst make known to them thy holy Sabbath, and commands, and ordinances, and law; thou didst charge to them by the hand of Moses thy servant:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou madest known to them thy holy sabbath, and didst prescribe to them commandments, and ceremonies, and the law by the hand of Moses thy servant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You revealed to them your sanctified Sabbath, and you instructed them in commandments, and ceremonies, and the law, by the hand of Moses, your servant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Your holy sabbath you made known to them, commandments, statutes, and law you prescribed for them, by the hand of Moses your servant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and you made known your holy sabbath to them and gave them commandments and statutes and a law through your servant Moses.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And thou didst make known to them thy holy sabbath and commandments and statutes and laws which thou commandedst by the hand of Moses thy servant;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the Sabbath of your holiness you made known to them, and the commandments and statutes and laws that you commanded them by the hand of Moshe your Servant.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and madest known unto them Thy holy sabbath, and didst command them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by the hand of Moses Thy servant;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou didst make known to them thy holy sabbath; thou didst enjoin upon them commandments, and ordinances, and a law, by the hand of thy servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=2436" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/9.htm">The People Confess Their Sins</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: hō·ḏa·ʿa·ṯå̄ (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">You revealed</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">to them</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qāḏ·šə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">Your holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/7676.htm" title="7676: šab·baṯ (N-csc) -- Sabbath. Intensive from shabath; intermission, i.e the Sabbath.">Sabbath</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wî·ṯā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">and gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: ū·miṣ·wō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">commandments</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: wə·ḥuq·qîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">and statutes</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: wə·ṯō·w·rāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">and laws</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">through</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·de·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Your servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land which You had sworn to give them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a></span><br />Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-12.htm">Deuteronomy 5:12-15</a></span><br />Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2-3</a></span><br />And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work. / Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/31-13.htm">Exodus 31:13-17</a></span><br />“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. / Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people. / For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-2.htm">Isaiah 56:2-6</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.” / Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.” / For this is what the LORD says: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, who choose what pleases Me and hold fast to My covenant— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-12.htm">Ezekiel 20:12-20</a></span><br />I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. / Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness. / But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-3.htm">Leviticus 23:3</a></span><br />For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-8.htm">Matthew 12:8</a></span><br />For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-27.htm">Mark 2:27-28</a></span><br />Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. / Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-5.htm">Luke 6:5</a></span><br />Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-4.htm">Hebrews 4:4-10</a></span><br />For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.” / And again, as He says in the passage above: “They shall never enter My rest.” / Since, then, it remains for some to enter His rest, and since those who formerly heard the good news did not enter because of their disobedience, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a></span><br />Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-13.htm">Isaiah 58:13-14</a></span><br />If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words, / then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-21.htm">Jeremiah 17:21-27</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. / You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers. / Yet they would not listen or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and would not listen or receive My discipline. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-42.htm">Acts 13:42-44</a></span><br />As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people urged them to continue this message on the next Sabbath. / After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God. / On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And made known to them your holy sabbath, and commanded them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses your servant:</p><p class="hdg">madest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-3.htm">Genesis 2:3</a></b></br> And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-29.htm">Exodus 16:29</a></b></br> See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a></b></br> Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy… </p><p class="hdg">commandedst</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/21-1.htm">Exodus 21:1-23:33</a></b></br> Now these <i>are</i> the judgments which thou shalt set before them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/27-34.htm">Leviticus 27:34</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-5.htm">Deuteronomy 4:5,45</a></b></br> Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it… </p><p class="hdg">Moses</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Nehemiah 1:8</a></b></br> Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, <i>If</i> ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/1-17.htm">John 1:17</a></b></br> For the law was given by Moses, <i>but</i> grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Command</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Commandedst</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-11.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-3.htm">Law</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Madest</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-10.htm">Precepts</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-21.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-5.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-12.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Command</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-23.htm">Commandedst</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/job/23-14.htm">Decrees</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-31.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Law</a> <a href="/psalms/8-6.htm">Madest</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/psalms/19-8.htm">Precepts</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-32.htm">Rules</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-31.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/esther/1-12.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">A solemn fast, and repentance of the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/9-4.htm">The Levites make a confession of God's goodness, and their wickedness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It was later codified in the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a>). The Sabbath served as a sign of the covenant between God and Israel (<a href="/exodus/31-13.htm">Exodus 31:13</a>). It was a day set apart for rest and worship, symbolizing God's rest and the future rest believers would find in Christ (<a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>). The revelation of the Sabbath to Israel emphasized God's desire for His people to trust in His provision and to prioritize spiritual over material pursuits.<p><b>and gave them commandments and statutes and laws</b><br>The giving of commandments, statutes, and laws refers to the comprehensive legal and moral code provided to Israel at Mount Sinai. This included the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20.htm">Exodus 20:1-17</a>) and the broader Mosaic Law, which covered religious, civil, and moral aspects of life. These laws were designed to set Israel apart as a holy nation (<a href="/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2</a>) and to guide them in their relationship with God and others. The law also served as a tutor to lead people to Christ by highlighting the need for a Savior (<a href="/galatians/3-24.htm">Galatians 3:24</a>).<p><b>through Your servant Moses</b><br>Moses is a central figure in the Old Testament, chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and to mediate the covenant at Sinai. He is often seen as a type of Christ, as both are deliverers and mediators of a covenant (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-15.htm">Deuteronomy 18:15</a>; <a href="/acts/3-22.htm">Acts 3:22</a>). Moses' role as a servant underscores his humility and obedience to God's will (<a href="/numbers/12-3.htm">Numbers 12:3</a>). His leadership and the laws given through him were foundational for Israel's identity and relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a></b><br>A Jewish leader who played a crucial role in the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and the spiritual renewal of the people after the Babylonian exile.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The servant of God through whom the commandments, statutes, and laws were given to the Israelites. He is a central figure in the Old Testament, leading the Israelites out of Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were given the Law and the Sabbath as a sign of their covenant with Him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sabbath.htm">The Sabbath</a></b><br>A holy day of rest instituted by God, signifying His creation rest and serving as a covenant sign between God and Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where Nehemiah led the rebuilding efforts and where the people gathered to renew their covenant with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_the_sabbath.htm">The Significance of the Sabbath</a></b><br>The Sabbath is a divine institution that serves as a reminder of God's creation and His covenant with His people. It is a day set apart for rest and worship, reflecting God's own rest after creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_law.htm">The Role of the Law</a></b><br>The commandments, statutes, and laws given through Moses were meant to guide the Israelites in living a life pleasing to God. They reveal God's character and His desire for His people to be holy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The giving of the Sabbath and the Law underscores the special relationship between God and Israel. It is a sign of His covenant, calling His people to live distinctively in the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_rest_in_christ.htm">Spiritual Rest in Christ</a></b><br>While the Sabbath was a physical day of rest, it also points to the spiritual rest found in Jesus Christ. Believers are invited to enter into this rest through faith, ceasing from their own works and trusting in His finished work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_observance.htm">Practical Observance</a></b><br>Observing a day of rest and worship can be a practical way for Christians to honor God, refresh their spirits, and refocus on their relationship with Him. It serves as a reminder of our dependence on God and His provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_stubbornness.htm">What does the Bible say about stubbornness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jeremiah_42__aligns_with_god's_teachings.htm">Jeremiah 42 (overall): How do the warnings and outcomes in this chapter align with other biblical teachings on God's protection and judgment, and are there any inconsistencies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_joshua_14_9_align_with_history.htm">In Joshua 14:9, how do we reconcile the promise made by Moses to Caleb with the sparse extrabiblical records of such a grant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_jewish_calendar_structure.htm">What is the structure of the Jewish calendar?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/nehemiah/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">Madest known unto them thy holy sabbath.</span>--Every word here, as well as the prominence given to this among the other "commandments," must be noted as illustrating the importance of this ordinance in the covenant of chapter 10 and throughout the book.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Madest known unto them thy holy sabbath</span>. The anterior existence of the sabbath to the law is here implied, which accords with <a href="/genesis/2-2.htm">Genesis 2:2, 3</a>, and <a href="/exodus/20-11.htm">Exodus 20:11</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Precepts, statutes, and laws</span>. Rather a periphrasis for "the law" generally, than a logical division of the Law into distinct parts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You revealed</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹדַ֣עַתָ‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·ḏa·‘a·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדְשְׁךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(qāḏ·šə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sabbath,</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁבַּ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(šab·baṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7676.htm">Strong's 7676: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intermission, the Sabbath</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and gave</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוִּ֣יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">commandments</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִצְו֤וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miṣ·wō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and statutes</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחֻקִּים֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥuq·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2706.htm">Strong's 2706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prescribed or owed, a statute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and laws</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתוֹרָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯō·w·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Direction, instruction, law</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your servant</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Nehemiah 9:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Nehemiah 9:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Nehemiah 9:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Nehemiah 9:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Nehemiah 9:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Nehemiah 9:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Nehemiah 9:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Nehemiah 9:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Nehemiah 9:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Nehemiah 9:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/9-14.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 9:14 And made known to them your holy (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 9:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 9:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 9:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 9:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>