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Christian Standard Bible ®

Nehemiah 9:20

You sent your good Spirit to instruct them.You did not withhold your manna from their mouths,and you gave them water for their thirst.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God Continued...;   Holy Spirit;   Manna;   Repentance;   Sin;   Thankfulness;   Wisdom;   Scofield Reference Index - Holy Spirit;   Thompson Chain Reference - Instruction;   Manna;   Spirit;   Teacher, Divine;   The Topic Concordance - Giving and Gifts;   Holy Spirit;   Teaching;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Gift of the Holy Spirit, the;   Holy Spirit, the Teacher, the;   Ingratitude to God;   Manna;   Prayer, Public;   Titles and Names of the Holy Spirit;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ezra;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Time;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Holy Spirit, the;   Prayer;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezra, Book of;   Gift, Giving;   Nehemiah;   Providence;   Salvation;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Canon of the Old Testament;   Ezra;   Ezra, Book of;   Holy Spirit;   Inspiration;   Manna;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Prayer;   Synagogue;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Manna;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Prayer;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Manna;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit;   Manna;   Providence;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
You gave also your good Spirit to instruct them, and didn't withhold your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.
King James Version
Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
English Standard Version
You gave your good Spirit to instruct them and did not withhold your manna from their mouth and gave them water for their thirst.
New Century Version
You gave your good Spirit to teach them. You gave them manna to eat and water when they were thirsty.
New English Translation
You imparted your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold your manna from their mouths; you provided water for their thirst.
Amplified Bible
"You [also] gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, You did not withhold Your manna from their mouth, And You gave them water for their thirst.
New American Standard Bible
"Instead, You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, You did not withhold Your manna from their mouth, And You gave them water for their thirst.
World English Bible
You gave also your good Spirit to instruct them, and didn't withhold your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou gauest also thy good Spirite to instruct them, & withheldest not thy MAN from their mouth, & gauest them water for their thirst.
Legacy Standard Bible
You gave Your good Spirit to give them insight,Your manna You did not withhold from their mouth,And You gave them water for their thirst.
Berean Standard Bible
You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.
Contemporary English Version
Your gentle Spirit instructed them, and you gave them manna to eat and water to drink.
Complete Jewish Bible
You also gave your good Spirit to teach them, did not withhold man from their mouths and provided them water to quench their thirst.
Darby Translation
Thou gavest also thy good Spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
Easy-to-Read Version
You gave them your good Spirit to make them wise. You gave them manna for food. You gave them water for their thirst.
George Lamsa Translation
Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and didst not withhold manna from their mouths, and gavest them water for their thirst.
Good News Translation
In your goodness you told them what they should do; you fed them manna and gave them water to drink.
Lexham English Bible
And you gave your good Spirit to instruct them and did not withhold your manna from their mouth and gave them water for their thirst.
Literal Translation
You also gave Your good Spirit to teach them, and did not withhold Your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And thou gauest them thy good sprete to enfourme them, and withheldest not thy Manna from their mouth, and gauest the water wha they were thirstie.
American Standard Version
Thou gavest also thy good Spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
Bible in Basic English
And you gave your good spirit to be their teacher, and did not keep back your manna from their mouths, and gave them water when they had need of it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And thou gauest them thy good spirite to enfourme them, and withheldest not thy Manna from their mouth, and gauest them water when they were thirstie.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou gavest also Thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not Thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
King James Version (1611)
Thou gauest also thy good spirit, to instruct them, and withheldest not thy Manna from their mouth, and gauest them water for their thirst.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou gavest thy good Spirit to instruct them, and thou didst not withhold thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water in their thirst.
English Revised Version
Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou yauest to hem thi good Spirit, that tauyte hem; and thou forbedist not thin aungels mete fro her mouth, and thou yauest to hem water in thirst.
Update Bible Version
You gave also your good Spirit to instruct them, and didn't withhold your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
New King James Version
You also gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, And did not withhold Your manna from their mouth, And gave them water for their thirst.
New Living Translation
You sent your good Spirit to instruct them, and you did not stop giving them manna from heaven or water for their thirst.
New Life Bible
You gave Your good Spirit to teach them. You did not keep Your bread from heaven from their mouths. And You gave them water when they were thirsty.
New Revised Standard
You gave your good spirit to instruct them, and did not withhold your manna from their mouths, and gave them water for their thirst.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, thy Good Spirit, thou gavest, to instruct them, - and, thy manna, thou withheldest not from their mouth, and, water, thou gavest them, for their thirst.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou gavest them thy good Spirit to teach them, and thy manna thou didst not withhold from their mouth, and thou gavest them water for their thirst.
Revised Standard Version
Thou gavest thy good Spirit to instruct them, and didst not withhold thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
Young's Literal Translation
`And Thy good Spirit Thou hast given, to cause them to act wisely; and Thy manna Thou hast not withheld from their mouth, and water Thou hast given to them for their thirst,
THE MESSAGE
You gave them your good Spirit to teach them to live wisely. You never stinted with your manna, gave them plenty of water to drink. You supported them forty years in that desert; they had everything they needed; Their clothes didn't wear out and their feet never blistered. You gave them kingdoms and peoples, establishing generous boundaries. They took over the country of Sihon king of Heshbon and the country of Og king of Bashan. You multiplied children for them, rivaling the stars in the night skies, And you brought them into the land that you promised their ancestors they would get and own.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, Your manna You did not withhold from their mouth, And You gave them water for their thirst.

Contextual Overview

4Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani stood on the raised platform built for the Levites and cried out loudly to the Lord their God. 5Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up. Blessed be the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting.” 6You, Lord, are the only God.You created the heavens,the highest heavens with all their stars,the earth and all that is on it,the seas and all that is in them.You give life to all of them,and all the stars of heaven worship you. 7You, the Lord,are the God who chose Abramand brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans,and changed his name to Abraham. 8You found his heart faithful in your sight,and made a covenant with himto give the land of the Canaanites,Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites,Jebusites, and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants.You have fulfilled your promise,for you are righteous. 9You saw the oppression of our ancestors in Egyptand heard their cry at the Red Sea. 10You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh,all his officials, and all the people of his land,for you knew how arrogantly they treated our ancestors.You made a name for yourselfthat endures to this day. 11You divided the sea before them,and they crossed through it on dry ground.You hurled their pursuers into the depthslike a stone into raging water. 12You led them with a pillar of cloud by day,and with a pillar of fire by night,to illuminate the way they should go. 13You came down on Mount Sinai,and spoke to them from heaven.You gave them impartial ordinances, reliable instructions,and good statutes and commands.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

gavest: Nehemiah 9:30, Numbers 11:17, Numbers 11:25-29, Isaiah 63:11-14

good: Psalms 143:10, Romans 15:30, Galatians 5:22, Galatians 5:23, Ephesians 5:9, 2 Peter 1:21

withheldest: Exodus 16:15, Exodus 16:35, Joshua 5:12

gavest: Exodus 17:6, Psalms 105:41, Isaiah 41:17, Isaiah 41:18, Isaiah 48:21, Isaiah 49:10, John 4:10, John 4:14, John 7:37-39

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 32:10 - he instructed Nehemiah 9:15 - broughtest Psalms 25:5 - teach Psalms 78:24 - had rained Psalms 105:40 - satisfied Psalms 119:124 - teach Haggai 2:5 - so John 6:31 - fathers 1 Corinthians 10:3 - General 1 Corinthians 12:8 - is given Philippians 4:12 - I am 2 Timothy 3:16 - for instruction

Cross-References

Genesis 3:23
So the Lord God sent him away from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.
Genesis 4:2
She also gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd of flocks, but Cain worked the ground.
Genesis 5:29
And he named him Noah, saying, “This one will bring us relief from the agonizing labor of our hands, caused by the ground the Lord has cursed.”
Genesis 9:18
Noah’s sons who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan.
Genesis 9:19
These three were Noah’s sons, and from them the whole earth was populated.
Genesis 9:24
When Noah awoke from his drinking and learned what his youngest son had done to him,
Genesis 9:26
He also said:
Deuteronomy 20:6
Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit? Let him leave and return home. Otherwise he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit.
Deuteronomy 28:30
You will become engaged to a woman, but another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not enjoy its fruit.
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 upon the seventy elders, Numbers 11:17,

and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth; all the while they were in the wilderness, until they came to Canaan's land; called the Lord's manna, because prepared by him, and given by him to them; a part or portion and gift from the Lord, as Ben Melech, from whence it had its name, see Exodus 16:15

and gavest them water for their thirst; which seems to have respect to the last rock stricken for them, after their many provocations in the wilderness, Numbers 20:11.


 
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