Nehemiah 8:6

King James Version (KJV)

And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

Translations

Nehemiah 8:6 - Amplified Bible

And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, lifting up their hands; and they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with faces to the ground.

Nehemiah 8:6 - American Standard Version

and Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with the lifting up of their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.

Nehemiah 8:6 - Bible in Basic English

And Ezra gave praise to the Lord, the great God. And all the people in answer said, So be it, so be it; lifting up their hands; and with bent heads they gave worship to the Lord, going down on their faces to the earth.

Nehemiah 8:6 - Darby Bible

And Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God; and all the people answered, Amen, Amen! with lifting up of their hands; and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.

Nehemiah 8:6 - English Standard Version

And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered, "Amen, Amen," lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

Nehemiah 8:6 - King James Version

And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

Nehemiah 8:6 - La Biblia de las Americas

Entonces Esdras bendijo al SEÑOR, el gran Dios. Y todo el pueblo respondiò: ¡Amén, Amén!, mientras alzaban las manos; después se postraron y adoraron al SEÑOR rostro en tierra.

Nehemiah 8:6 - The Message

Nehemiah 8:6 - New American Standard Bible

Then Ezra blessed the LORD the great God. And all the people answered, "Amen, Amen!" while lifting up their hands; then they bowed low and worshiped the LORD with {their} faces to the ground.

Nehemiah 8:6 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entonces Esdras bendijo al SEÑOR, el gran Dios. Y todo el pueblo respondiò: "¡Amén, Amén!," mientras alzaban las manos. Después se postraron y adoraron al SEÑOR rostro en tierra.

Nehemiah 8:6 - World English Bible

and Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God. All the people answered, Amen, Amen, with the lifting up of their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.

Nehemiah 8:6 - Young's Living Translation

and Ezra blesseth Jehovah, the great God, and all the people answer, `Amen, Amen,` with lifting up of their hands, and they bow and do obeisance to Jehovah -- faces to the earth.

Nehemiah 8:6 - Additional Comments

This may have been at the conclusion of the reading.
Note how demonstrative they were in their worship, first lifting their hands, then prostrating themselves. While we tend not to do these things, it's sure okay to do so!

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