尼希米记 9:3

Chinese Union (Simplified)

那 日 的 四 分 之 一 站 在 自 己 的 地 方 念 耶 和 华 ─ 他 们 　 神 的 律 法 书 ， 又 四 分 之 一 认 罪 ， 敬 拜 耶 和 华 ─ 他 们 的 　 神 。

Parallel Translations

Chinese NCV (Simplified)
那天四分之一的時間，他們站在自己的地方，宣讀耶和華他們的　神的律法書；另外四分之一的時間，他們認罪和敬拜耶和華他們的　神。

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they stood: Nehemiah 8:4, Nehemiah 8:7, Nehemiah 8:8

one fourth: Nehemiah 8:3

Reciprocal: Leviticus 16:21 - confess over Deuteronomy 31:11 - shalt read Joshua 8:34 - he read 2 Kings 22:13 - great 2 Kings 23:2 - he read 2 Chronicles 17:7 - to teach 2 Chronicles 30:22 - taught Ezra 7:25 - teach ye Nehemiah 13:1 - they read Daniel 9:4 - made Joel 1:14 - the elders Luke 23:41 - we indeed Acts 20:7 - and continued James 1:19 - let

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they stood up in their place,.... In the outward court of the temple, where men used to stand when they prayed and confessed their sins: and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God; that they might the better know the mind and will of God, and do their duty: this they did

one fourth part of the day; the space of three hours, from sun rising, or six o'clock in the morning, to the time of the morning sacrifice, which was about nine o'clock:

and another fourth part they confessed; the goodness of God to them, and the sins they had been guilty of:

and worshipped the Lord their God; bowed down before him in prayer and supplication, and so spent three hours more, which reached to noon or twelve o'clock; and from thence to three o'clock, about the time of the evening sacrifice, and from thence to sun setting, or six o'clock, and so spent the whole day in the above exercises alternately.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Nehemiah 9:3. One fourth part of the day — As they did no manner of work on this day of fasting and humiliation, so they spent the whole of it in religious duties. They began, says Calmet, on the first hour, and continued these exercises to the third hour; from the third they recommenced, and continued till the sixth hour; from the sixth to the ninth; and from the ninth, to the twelfth or last hour.

1. They heard the law read, standing;

2. They prostrated themselves, and confessed their sins;

3. They arose to praise God for having spared and dealt thus mercifully with them.