Nehemiah 9:14

14 You made known to them your holy Sabbath and gave them commands, decrees and laws through your servant Moses.

Nehemiah 9:14 in Other Translations

14 And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:

14 and you made known to them your holy Sabbath and commanded them commandments and statutes and a law by Moses your servant.

14 You instructed them concerning your holy Sabbath. And you commanded them, through Moses your servant, to obey all your commands, decrees, and instructions.

14 You introduced them to your Holy Sabbath; Through your servant Moses you decreed commands, rules, and instruction.

14 and madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses thy servant,

14 You taught them about your holy day of worship. You gave them commandments, laws, and teachings through your servant Moses.

14 You revealed Your holy Sabbath to them, and gave them commandments, statutes, and a law through Your servant Moses.

14 You taught them about your holy Sabbath day. You gave them commands, orders and laws. You did it through your servant Moses.

Nehemiah 9:14 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 9:14

And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath
Which was not made known to others, and was peculiar to the Jewish nation, and a privilege granted to them, to have rest corporeal and spiritual, typical of the rest in Christ:

and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses
thy servant;
moral, ceremonial, and judicial, such as other nations had not, ( Deuteronomy 4:8 ) .

Nehemiah 9:14 In-Context

12 By day you led them with a pillar of cloud, and by night with a pillar of fire to give them light on the way they were to take.

13 “You came down on Mount Sinai; you spoke to them from heaven. You gave them regulations and laws that are just and right, and decrees and commands that are good.

14 You made known to them your holy Sabbath and gave them commands, decrees and laws through your servant Moses.

15 In their hunger you gave them bread from heaven and in their thirst you brought them water from the rock; you told them to go in and take possession of the land you had sworn with uplifted hand to give them.

16 “But they, our ancestors, became arrogant and stiff-necked, and they did not obey your commands.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 2:3; Exodus 20:8-11