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Nehemiah 9:5

Nehemiah 9:5
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Then the Levites, Jeshua,.... Or, then the Levites, even Jeshua:

and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah; the same as before, with a little variation of their…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Stand up - The people had knelt to confess and to worship God Neh 9:3. They were now to take the proper attitude for praise. Compare throughout the margin reference.

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Stand up and bless the Lord your God - It is the shameless custom of many congregations of people to sit still while they profess to bless and praise God, by singing the Psalms of David or hymns made…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Nehemiah 9:4-38

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

Then As in Neh 9:4, the -copula"; no very exact sequence of time is implied.

Hashabniah … Hodijah R.V. Hashabneiah … Hodiah. The Levitical names of the previous verse appear here with some variations.…