Nehemiah 9:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.

Young's Literal Translation
and rise up on their station, and read in the book of the law of Jehovah their God a fourth of the day, and a fourth they are confessing and bowing themselves to Jehovah their God.

King James Bible
And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God [one] fourth part of the day; and [another] fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God.

Hebrew
While they stood
וַיָּק֙וּמוּ֙ (way·yā·qū·mū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

in
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

their places,
עָמְדָ֔ם (‘ā·mə·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5977: A standing place

they read
וַֽיִּקְרְא֗וּ (way·yiq·rə·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

from the Book
בְּסֵ֨פֶר (bə·sê·p̄er)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5612: A missive, document, writing, book

of the Law
תּוֹרַ֧ת (tō·w·raṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

of the LORD
יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

their God
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

for a quarter
רְבִעִ֣ית (rə·ḇi·‘îṯ)
Number - ordinal feminine singular construct
Strong's 7243: Fourth, a fourth

of the day,
הַיּ֑וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

and they spent another quarter of the day
וּרְבִעִית֙ (ū·rə·ḇi·‘îṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Number - ordinal feminine singular
Strong's 7243: Fourth, a fourth

in confession
מִתְוַדִּ֣ים (miṯ·wad·dîm)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 3034: To throw, at, away, to revere, worship, to bemoan

and worship
וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים (ū·miš·ta·ḥă·wîm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate

of the LORD
לַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

their God.
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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