3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 9:3:1 ⧉וַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vayakumuand they arose Nehemiah 9:3:2 ⧉עַל־עָמְדָ֔םalamedamupon their standing place Nehemiah 9:3:3 ⧉וַֽיִּקְרְא֗וּvayikreuand they read Nehemiah 9:3:4 ⧉בְּסֵ֨פֶרbeseferin the book of Nehemiah 9:3:5 ⧉תּוֹרַ֧תtoratthe law of Nehemiah 9:3:6 ⧉יְהוָ֛הyahwehthe LORD Nehemiah 9:3:7 ⧉אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖םelohehemtheir God Nehemiah 9:3:8 ⧉רְבִעִ֣יתreviita fourth part Nehemiah 9:3:9 ⧉הַיּ֑וֹםhayomof the day Nehemiah 9:3:10 ⧉וּרְבִעִ֨ית֙ureviitand a fourth part Nehemiah 9:3:11 ⧉מִתְוַדִּ֔יםmitvadimconfessing Nehemiah 9:3:12 ⧉וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖יםumishtakhaveimand bowing down Nehemiah 9:3:13 ⧉לַֽיהוָ֖הlayahwehto the LORD Nehemiah 9:3:14 ⧉אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃פelohehemtheir God |
3. Formal Translation And they stood in their places and read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a fourth of the day, and for another fourth they were confessing and worshiping the LORD their God. |
3. Dynamic Translation They stood where they were and spent a fourth of the day reading from the Law of the LORD their God. Then they confessed their sins and bowed down in worship. |