Nehemiah 8:5
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
עָמַד
they stood up
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עָמַד
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
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עֶזְרָא
Ezra
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עֶזְרָא
Ezra, an Israelite
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