Nehemiah 9:29
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.”
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.
כָּתֵף
a shoulder
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כָּתֵף
the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything
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שָׁמַע
they listened
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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חָטָא
they sinned
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חָטָא
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
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תּוֹרָה
law/ your
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תּוֹרָה
Law, teaching, instruction. Torah. Not just rules but God's loving instruction for life. The law of the LORD is perfect restoring the soul.
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קָשָׁה
they stiffened
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קָשָׁה
properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
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סָרַר
stubborn
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סָרַר
to turn away, i.e. (morally) be refractory
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זוּד
they acted presumptuously
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זוּד
they acted presumptuously
to seethe; figuratively, to be insolent
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