## Rashi on Nehemiah Chapter 9

###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:1:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:1:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:1:1)

**וַאֲדָמָה עֲלֵיהֶם.** הֶעֱלוּ עָפָר עַל רֹאשָׁם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and [with] earth upon them** They had put earth on their heads.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:2:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:2:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:2:1)

**מִכָּל בְּנֵי נֵכָר.** וּמִנְּשֵׁיהֶם שֶׁל הָעוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר לְמַעְלָה (נחמיה יג):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**from all the foreigners** and from their wives of the heathen nations, as is stated above (Ezra 10).


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:4:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:4:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:4:1)

**עַל מַעֲלֵה הַלְוִיִּם.** מַעֲלוֹת הָיוּ שָׁם שֶׁהַלְוִיִּם עוֹמְדִים שָׁם עֲלֵיהֶם בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁאָמְרוּ שִׁירָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**on the step of the Levites** There were steps upon which the Levites would stand when they would recite their song [for the sacrificial service].


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:5:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:5:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:5:1)

**מִן הָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם.** מִתְּחִלַּת הָעוֹלָם וְעַד תַּכְלִיתוֹ יְהִי בָּרוּךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**from everlasting to ever lasting** From the beginning of the world until its end, He shall be blessed.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:5:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:5:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:5:2)

**וִיבָרְכוּ שֵׁם כְּבוֹדֶךָ.** עַכְשָׁיו דִּבְּרוּ הַלְוִיִּם כְּלַפֵּי שְׁכִינָה בִּתְפִלָּה: **וִיבָרְכוּ שֵׁם כְּבוֹדֶךָ** כִּי הוּא גָּדוֹל וּמְרוֹמָם עַל כָּל בְּרָכָה וּתְהִלָּה, כִּי כָל הַבְּרָכוֹת וּתְהִלּוֹת שֶׁלּוֹ הֵם. דָּבָר אַחֵר: **וּמְרוֹמָם עַל כָּל בְּרָכָה וּתְהִלָּה** שֶׁאֵין בְּרִיָּה יְכוֹלָה לְבָרְכוֹ וּלְהַלְּלוֹ כְּפִי גָדְלוֹ וְרוֹמְמוּתוֹ, שֶׁהוּא מְרוֹמָם וְנִשָּׂא יוֹתֵר מַה שֶּׁאֵין הַפֶּה יְכוֹלָה לְדַבֵּר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and they shall bless Your glorious Name** Now the Levites spoke toward the Shechinah in prayer, for He is great and exalted over every blessing and praise, for all the blessings and praises are His. Another explanation is that He is exalted above every blessing and praise; that no creature can bless Him or praise Him according to His greatness and His exaltedness, for He is exalted and raised higher than the mouth can express.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:7:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:7:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:7:1)

**וְשַׂמְתָּ.** טַעֲמוֹ לְמַעְלָה בַּשִּׂי״ן, לְפִי שֶׁמַּשְׁמָעוּתוֹ בִּלְשׁוֹן עָבָר:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and made** Heb. וְשַּׂמְתָּ. The accent is on the first syllable on the “sin,” because its meaning is in the past tense.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:8:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:8:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:8:1)

**וְכָרוֹת עִמּוֹ.** לְשׁוֹן פָּעוּל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and You made** Heb. וְכָרוֹת, lit. and cutting, an expression of doing.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:10:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:10:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:10:1)

**כִּי הֵזִידוּ.** כִּי הִרְשִׁיעוּ עֲלֵיהֶם, כְּמוֹ ״כִּי בַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר זָדוּ עֲלֵיהֶם״ (שמות יח:יא):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**that they dealt wickedly** Heb. הֵזִידוּ, that they dealt wickedly, like (Exod. 18:11): “...that they plotted (זָדוּ) against them.”


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:10:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:10:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:10:2)

**שֵׁם.** רָצוֹן בְּלַעַ״ז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**a name** Heb. שֵּׁם, renom in French, renown.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:12:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:12:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:12:1)

**יוֹמָם.** בְּכָל יוֹם וָיוֹם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**by day** every day.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:13:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:13:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:13:1)

**וְדַבֵּר.** כְּמוֹ וּלְדַבֵּר, כְּמוֹ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם הִשְׁמִיעֲךָ אֶת קוֹלוֹ לְיַסְּרֶךָּ״ (דברים ד:לו):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and spoke** Heb. וְדַּבֵּר, like וּלְדַבֵּר, and to speak, as it says (Deut. 4:36): “From the heavens He let you hear His voice to chastise you.”


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:15:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:15:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:15:1)

**לְרַעֲבָם.** מִן רָעָב יֹאמַר **לְרַעֲבָם**, כְּמוֹ מִן צָמָא **לִצְמָאָם**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**for their hunger** Heb. לִרְעָבָם. From רָעָב one says לִרְעָבָם, as from צָמָא [one says] לִצְמָאָם.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:15:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:15:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:15:2)

**אֲשֶׁר נָשָׂאתָ אֶת יָדְךָ.** בִּשְׁבוּעָה, כְּמוֹ ״אֲשֶׁר נָשָׂאתִי אֶת יָדִי לָתֵת אֹתָהּ״ (שמות ו:ח):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**that You raised Your hand** with an oath, like (Exod. 6:8): “...which I raised My hand to give it.”


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:17:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:17:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:17:1)

**בְּמִרְיָם.** בִּשְׁבִיל מְרִי שֶׁלָּהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**because of their rebelliousness** Heb. בְּמִרְיָם.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:19:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:19:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:19:1)

**בְּהַדֶּרֶךְ.** כְּמוֹ בַּדֶּרֶךְ׃

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**on the way** Heb. בְּהַדֶּרֶךְ, like בַּדֶּרֶךְ.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:22:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:22:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:22:1)

**לְפֵאָה.** כְּמוֹ לִהְיוֹת לְצַד זָוִית אַחַת מֻחְלָקִים, בְּלִי לְהִתְעָרֵב עִם גּוֹיֵי הָאֲרָצוֹת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**into a corner** Heb. לְפֵאָה, like “to be to the side of one corner,” separate, not mingling with the nations of the lands.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:24:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:24:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:24:1)

**וַתִּכָּנַע.** וְהִכְנַעְתָּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and You vanquished** [as translated,] and You vanquished.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:27:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:27:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:27:1)

**וְאַתָּה מִשָּׁמַיִם תִּשְׁמַע.** הָיִיתָ שׁוֹמֵעַ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And You from the heavens You heard** you listened.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:30:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:30:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:30:1)

**וַתִּמְשֹׁךְ עֲלֵיהֶם.** מָשַׁכְתָּ עֲלֵיהֶם רַחֲמִים, שֶׁלֹּא לְהַשְׁחִיתָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**But You extended upon them** You extended mercy upon them not to destroy them.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:33:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:33:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:33:1)

**עַל כָּל הַבָּא.** עַל כָּל מַעֲשֵׂה יִסּוּרֶיךָ הָרָעִים אֲשֶׁר בָּאוּ עָלֵינוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**with all that has come upon us** with the entire episode of the harsh tortures that have come upon us.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:36:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:36:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:36:1)

**הִנֵּה אֲנַחְנוּ עֲבָדִים עָלֶיהָ.** שֶׁאֲנַחְנוּ מַעֲלִים מַס לְכָל הָעוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Behold, today we are slaves** upon it [the land], for we pay tribute to all the nations.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:37:1
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:37:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:37:1)

**וּתְבוּאָתָהּ.** שֶׁל אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And its produce** [the produce] of the land of Israel.


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:37:2
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:37:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:37:2)

**מַרְבֶּה.** מַעֲדַנֵּי מַאֲכָלִים לְמַלְכֵי הָעוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**it lavishes** delicacies to the kings of the nations...


###### Rashi on Nehemiah 9:37:3
[Rashi on Nehemiah 9:37:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20Nehemiah/r/9:37:3)

**אֲשֶׁר נָתַתָּה עָלֵינוּ.** שֶׁהֵם מוֹשְׁלִים בָּנוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**whom You have appointed over us** who rule over us.