What Does Nehemiah 9:29 Mean?

“And testifiedst”

to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication)

“against them that thou mightest bring them again”

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);

near, with or among; often in general, to

“unto thy law”

a precept or statute, especially the decalogue or pentateuch

they (only used when emphatic)

“yet they dealt proudly”

to seethe; figuratively, to be insolent

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“and hearkened”

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

“not unto thy commandments”

a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law)

“against thy judgments”

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind

“but sinned”

properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“do”

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

“which if a man”

ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)

“he shall live”

to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

“in them and withdrew”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

“the shoulder”

the shoulder (proper, i.e., upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anythi

to turn away, i.e., (morally) be refractory

“their neck”

the nape or back of the neck (as declining); hence, the back generally (whether literal or figurative)

“and hardened”

properly, to be dense, i.e., tough or severe (in various applications)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“and hearkened”

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)