Nehemiah 8:4
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.”
עֵץ
Tree. Ets. A tree planted by rivers of water. The righteous person is like a tree with deep roots in God's word, bearing fruit in season and never withering.
עָשָׂה
people had made
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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מִגְדָּל
a high platform of
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מִגְדָּל
Tower, elevated structure. Migdal. The name of the LORD is a strong tower. The righteous run into it and are safe. God is our high place of protection.
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יָמִין
right hand/ his
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יָמִין
the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
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זְכַרְיָה
Zechariah
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זְכַרְיָה
Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites
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מְשֻׁלָּם
Meshullam
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מְשֻׁלָּם
Meshullam, the name of seventeen Israelites
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מַתִּתְיָה
Mattithiah
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מַתִּתְיָה
Mattithjah, the name of four Israelites
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פְּדָיָה
Pedaiah
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פְּדָיָה
Pedajah, the name of six Israelites
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עֶזְרָא
Ezra
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עֶזְרָא
Ezra, an Israelite
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