Nehemiah 9:20
Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
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Gill's Exposition
Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them,.... In the knowledge of the laws delivered to them; the spirit of prophecy, according to Ben Melech, and which Aben Ezra interprets of the spirit put…
We have here an account how the work of this fast-day was carried on. 1. The names of the ministers that were employed. They are twice named (Neh 9:4, Neh 9:5), only with some variation of the names.…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
thy good spirit Referring possibly to Num 11:17 -And I will take of the spirit which is upon thee and will put it upon them," 23 29, but mainly to the general Divine teaching of the people, cf. Isa…
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