Nehemiah 9:5 “Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah…”

Nehemiah 9:5

Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

World English Bible

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting! Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise!

American Standard Version

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless Jehovah your God from everlasting to everlasting; and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Leuites said, euen Ieshua and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodiiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah, Stande vp, and praise the Lord your God for euer, and euer, and let them praise thy glorious Name, O God, which excelleth aboue all thankesgiuing and praise.

Darby Translation

And the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, Pethahiah, said, Stand up, bless Jehovah your God from eternity to eternity. And let [men] bless the name of thy glory, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

Young's Literal Translation

And the Levites say, [even] Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, Pethahiah, 'Rise, bless Jehovah your God, from the age unto the age, and they bless the name of Thine honour that [is] exalted above all blessing and praise.

Bible in Basic English

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, Get up and give praise to the Lord your God for ever and ever. Praise be to your great name which is lifted up high over all blessing and praise.

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Cross references

“Stand up”

1 Kings 8:14 1 Kings 8:22 2 Chronicles 20:13 2 Chronicles 20:19 Psalm 134:1–3 Psalm 135:1–3

1 Kings 8:14 · BSB

And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all

1 Kings 8:22 · BSB

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,

2 Chronicles 20:13 · BSB

Meanwhile all the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, were standing before the LORD.

2 Chronicles 20:19 · BSB

And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice.

Psalm 134:1–3 · BSB

Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!

Psalm 135:1–3 · BSB

Hallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD,

“bless”

1 Peter 1:3 Ezra 3:11 Matthew 11:25 1 Chronicles 29:20 Psalm 145:2 Psalm 146:2

1 Peter 1:3 · BSB

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Ezra 3:11 · BSB

And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundati…

Matthew 11:25 · BSB

At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.

1 Chronicles 29:20 · BSB

Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.

Psalm 145:2 · BSB

Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.

Psalm 146:2 · BSB

I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

“thy glorious”

2 Corinthians 4:6 1 Chronicles 29:13 Exodus 15:6 Exodus 15:11 Deuteronomy 28:58 Psalm 145:5

2 Corinthians 4:6 · BSB

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

1 Chronicles 29:13 · BSB

Now therefore, our God, we give You thanks, and we praise Your glorious name.

Exodus 15:6 · BSB

Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.

Exodus 15:11 · BSB

Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?

Deuteronomy 28:58 · BSB

If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God—

Psalm 145:5 · BSB

the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.

“exalted”

Psalm 106:2 1 Kings 8:27 1 Chronicles 29:11 Psalm 16:2

Psalm 106:2 · BSB

Who can describe the mighty acts of the LORD or fully proclaim His praise?

1 Kings 8:27 · BSB

But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built.

1 Chronicles 29:11 · BSB

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.

Psalm 16:2 · BSB

I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.

6You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.

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