Joy of the LORD (YHVH) is Your Strength Nehemiah 8:10

Nehemiah 8:10 …Do not be sad, for the joy of YHVH is your strength.”

Translators many times use one english word to represent several different Hebrew or Greek words.  This on many occasions causes us to lose the deep meaning of each Hebrew or Greek words that are similar but variant.

This is the case with the word “joy” in several different passages that I will not note.  I will focus on the one Hebrew word that is used in this verse, Nehemiah 8:10b.  Hebrew “chedvah” Continue reading “Joy of the LORD (YHVH) is Your Strength Nehemiah 8:10”