Nehemiah 8
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- 1And when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their towns. And all the people came together like one man into the wide place in front of the water-doorway; and they made a request to Ezra the scribe that he would put before them the boo(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַיֵּאָסְפ֤וּ
- כָל־
- כָלkhol-allH3605
- הָעָם֙
- כְּאִ֣ישׁ
- אֶחָ֔ד
- אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH0259
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הָ֣רְח֔וֹב
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- לִפְנֵ֣י
- שַֽׁעַר־
- שַֽׁעַרsha.'ar-[the] gate ofH8179G
- הַמָּ֑יִם
- וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
- לְעֶזְרָ֣א
- הַסֹּפֵ֔ר
- לְהָבִ֗יא
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- סֵ֙פֶר֙
- סֵ֙פֶר֙se.fer[the] scroll ofH5612H
- תּוֹרַ֣ת
- תּוֹרַ֣תto.Rat[the] law ofH8451
- מֹשֶׁ֔ה
- מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- צִוָּ֥ה
- צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽלYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- 2And Ezra the priest put the law before the meeting of the people, before the men and women and all those who were able to take it in, on the first day of the seventh month.
- 3He was reading it in the wide place in front of the water-doorway, from early morning till the middle of the day, in the hearing of all those men and women whose minds were able to take it in; and the ears of all the people were open to the book of the l(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַיִּקְרָא־
- בוֹ֩
- לִפְנֵ֨י
- הָרְח֜וֹב
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- לִפְנֵ֣י
- שַֽׁעַר־
- שַֽׁעַרsha.'ar-[the] gate ofH8179G
- הַמַּ֗יִם
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- הָאוֹר֙
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-untilH5704
- מַחֲצִ֣ית
- מַחֲצִ֣יתma.cha.Tzit[the] middle ofH4276
- הַיּ֔וֹם
- נֶ֛גֶד
- נֶ֛גֶדNe.gedbeforeH5048
- הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים
- וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים
- וְהַמְּבִינִ֑ים
- וְאָזְנֵ֥י
- כָל־
- כָלkhol-allH3605
- הָעָ֖ם
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-[were] toH0413
- סֵ֥פֶר
- סֵ֥פֶרSe.fer[the] scroll ofH5612H
- הַתּוֹרָֽה׃
- 4And Ezra the scribe took his place on a tower of wood which they had made for the purpose; and by his side were placed Mattithiah and Shema and Anaiah and Uriah and Hilkiah and Maaseiah on the right; and on the left, Pedaiah and Mishael and Malchijah and(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֞ד
- עֶזְרָ֣א
- עֶזְרָ֣א'ez.Ra'EzraH5830G
- הַסֹּפֵ֗ר
- עַֽל־
- עַֽל'al-onH5921A
- מִגְדַּל־
- מִגְדַּלmig.dal-a high platform ofH4026M
- עֵץ֮
- עֵץ֮'etzwoodH6086G
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- עָשׂ֣וּ
- עָשׂ֣וּ'a.Supeople had madeH6213H
- לַדָּבָר֒
- וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֣ד
- אֶצְל֡וֹ
- מַתִּתְיָ֡ה
- מַתִּתְיָ֡הma.tit.YahMattithiahH4993J
- וְשֶׁ֡מַע
- וַ֠עֲנָיָה
- וְאוּרִיָּ֧ה
- וְחִלְקִיָּ֛ה
- וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖ה
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- יְמִינ֑וֹ
- וּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹ
- פְּ֠דָיָה
- פְּ֠דָיָהPe.da.yahPedaiahH6305K
- וּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧ל
- וּמַלְכִּיָּ֛ה
- וְחָשֻׁ֥ם
- וְחַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָה
- זְכַרְיָ֥ה
- זְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahZechariahH2148U
- מְשֻׁלָּֽם׃
- מְשֻׁלָּֽםme.shu.LamMeshullamH4918T
- 5And Ezra took the book, opening it before the eyes of all the people (for he was higher than the people); and when it was open, all the people got to their feet:
- 6And 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.
- וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ
- עֶזְרָ֔א
- עֶזְרָ֔א'ez.Ra'EzraH5830G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יְהוָ֥ה
- יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
- הַגָּד֑וֹל
- וַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּ
- כָל־
- כָלkhol-allH3605
- הָעָ֜ם
- אָמֵ֤ן׀
- אָמֵ֤ן'a.MenamenH0543
- אָמֵן֙
- אָמֵן֙'a.MenamenH0543
- בְּמֹ֣עַל
- יְדֵיהֶ֔ם
- וַיִּקְּד֧וּ
- וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛
- לַיהוָ֖ה
- אַפַּ֥יִם
- אַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimfaceH0639I
- אָֽרְצָה׃
- 7And Jeshua and Bani and Sherebiah and Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites made the law clear to the people: and the people kept in their places.
- וְיֵשׁ֡וּעַ
- וּבָנִ֡י
- וְשֵׁרֵ֥בְיָ֣ה׀
- יָמִ֡ין
- יָמִ֡יןya.MinJaminH3226I
- עַקּ֡וּב
- עַקּ֡וּב'a.KuvAkkubH6126J
- שַׁבְּתַ֣י׀
- שַׁבְּתַ֣יsha.be.TaiShabbethaiH7678H
- הֽוֹדִיָּ֡ה
- הֽוֹדִיָּ֡הho.di.YahHodiahH1941G
- מַעֲשֵׂיָ֡ה
- מַעֲשֵׂיָ֡הma.'a.se.YahMaaseiahH4641R
- קְלִיטָ֣א
- קְלִיטָ֣אke.li.Ta'KelitaH7042G
- עֲזַרְיָה֩
- עֲזַרְיָה֩'a.zar.YahAzariahH5838Y
- יוֹזָבָ֨ד
- יוֹזָבָ֨דyo.za.VadJozabadH3107P
- חָנָ֤ן
- חָנָ֤ןcha.NanHananH2605K
- פְּלָאיָה֙
- פְּלָאיָה֙pe.la.YahPelaiahH6411A
- וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם
- מְבִינִ֥ים
- מְבִינִ֥יםme.vi.Nim[were] causing to understandH0995
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הָעָ֖ם
- לַתּוֹרָ֑ה
- וְהָעָ֖ם
- עַל־
- עַל'al-[were] atH5921A
- עָמְדָֽם׃
- 8And they gave out the words of the book the law of God, clearly, and gave the sense of it, so that their minds were able to take it in.
- 9And Nehemiah, who was the Tirshatha, and Ezra, the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were the teachers of the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the Lord your God; let there be no sorrow or weeping; for all the people were weeping o(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- נְחֶמְיָ֣ה
- נְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahNehemiahH5166H
- ה֣וּא
- ה֣וּאhu'heH1931
- הַתִּרְשָׁ֡תָא
- וְעֶזְרָ֣א
- הַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀
- הַסֹּפֵ֡ר
- וְהַלְוִיִּם֩
- הַמְּבִינִ֨ים
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הָעָ֜ם
- לְכָל־
- הָעָ֗ם
- הַיּ֤וֹם
- קָדֹֽשׁ־
- קָדֹֽשׁka.dosh-[is] holyH6918G
- הוּא֙
- הוּא֙hu'itH1931
- לַיהוָ֣ה
- אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- תִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּ
- תִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּtit.'a.be.Luyou mournH0056
- וְאַל־
- תִּבְכּ֑וּ
- תִּבְכּ֑וּtiv.Kuyou weepH1058
- כִּ֤י
- כִּ֤יkiforH3588A
- בוֹכִים֙
- בוֹכִים֙vo.Khim[were] weepingH1058
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הָעָ֔ם
- כְּשָׁמְעָ֖ם
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- דִּבְרֵ֥י
- דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei[the] words ofH1697G
- הַתּוֹרָֽה׃
- 10Then he said to them, Go away now, and take the fat for your food and the sweet for your drink, and send some to him for whom nothing is made ready: for this day is holy to our Lord: and let there be no grief in your hearts; for the joy of the Lord is yo(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- לָהֶ֡ם
- לְכוּ֩
- לְכוּ֩le.KhugoH1980G
- אִכְל֨וּ
- אִכְל֨וּ'ikh.LueatH0398
- מַשְׁמַנִּ֜ים
- מַשְׁמַנִּ֜יםmash.ma.Nimfat foodsH4924C
- וּשְׁת֣וּ
- מַֽמְתַקִּ֗ים
- מַֽמְתַקִּ֗יםmam.ta.Kimsweet thingsH4477
- וְשִׁלְח֤וּ
- מָנוֹת֙
- מָנוֹת֙ma.nOtportionsH4490
- לְאֵ֣ין
- נָכ֣וֹן
- נָכ֣וֹןna.Khon[is] preparedH3559A
- ל֔וֹ
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- קָד֥וֹשׁ
- קָד֥וֹשׁka.Do.osh[is] holyH6918G
- הַיּ֖וֹם
- לַאֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּ
- וְאַל־
- תֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּ
- תֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּte.'a.Tze.vuyou be grievedH6087A
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- חֶדְוַ֥ת
- חֶדְוַ֥תched.Vat[the] joy ofH2304
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- הִ֥יא
- הִ֥יאhi'itH1931
- מָֽעֻזְּכֶֽם׃
- 11So the Levites made all the people quiet, saying, Be quiet, for the day is holy; and do not give way to grief.
- 12And all the people went away to take food and drink, and to send food to others, and to be glad, because the words which were said to them had been made clear.
- וַיֵּלְכ֨וּ
- כָל־
- כָלkhol-allH3605
- הָעָ֜ם
- לֶאֱכֹ֤ל
- וְלִשְׁתּוֹת֙
- וּלְשַׁלַּ֣ח
- מָנ֔וֹת
- מָנ֔וֹתma.NotportionsH4490
- וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת
- שִׂמְחָ֣ה
- שִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahjoyH8057
- גְדוֹלָ֑ה
- גְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahgreatH1419A
- כִּ֤י
- כִּ֤יkiforH3588A
- הֵבִ֙ינוּ֙
- הֵבִ֙ינוּ֙he.Vi.nuthey had understoodH0995
- בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- הוֹדִ֖יעוּ
- הוֹדִ֖יעוּho.Di.'uthey had made knownH3045
- לָהֶֽם׃
- 13And on the second day the heads of families of all the people and the priests and the Levites came together to Ezra the scribe, to give attention to the words of the law.
- וּבַיּ֣וֹם
- הַשֵּׁנִ֡י
- נֶאֶסְפוּ֩
- נֶאֶסְפוּ֩ne.'es.Futhey gatheredH0622
- רָאשֵׁ֨י
- רָאשֵׁ֨יra.Shei[the] leaders ofH7218H
- הָאָב֜וֹת
- לְכָל־
- הָעָ֗ם
- הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙
- וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- עֶזְרָ֖א
- עֶזְרָ֖א'ez.Ra'EzraH5830G
- הַסֹּפֵ֑ר
- וּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖יל
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-intoH0413
- דִּבְרֵ֥י
- דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei[the] words ofH1697G
- הַתּוֹרָֽה׃
- 14And they saw that it was recorded in the law that the Lord had given orders by Moses, that the children of Israel were to have tents for their living-places in the feast of the seventh month:
- וַֽיִּמְצְא֖וּ
- כָּת֣וּב
- כָּת֣וּבka.TuvwrittenH3789
- בַּתּוֹרָ֑ה
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- צִוָּ֤ה
- צִוָּ֤הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- בְּיַד־
- מֹשֶׁ֔ה
- מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- אֲשֶׁר֩
- אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherthatH0834A
- יֵשְׁב֨וּ
- יֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.Vuthey will dwellH3427
- בְנֵֽי־
- בְנֵֽיve.nei-[the] people ofH1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- בַּסֻּכּ֛וֹת
- בֶּחָ֖ג
- בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ
- הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃
- 15And that they were to give out an order, and make it public in all their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, Go out to the mountain and get olive branches and branches of field olives and of myrtle, and palm branches and branches of thick trees, to make tent(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר
- יַשְׁמִ֗יעוּ
- יַשְׁמִ֗יעוּyash.Mi.'uthey will make proclamationH8085I
- וְיַעֲבִ֨ירוּ
- ק֥וֹל
- ק֥וֹלKola proclamationH6963J
- בְּכָל־
- עָרֵיהֶם֮
- וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם
- לֵאמֹר֒
- צְא֣וּ
- צְא֣וּtze.'Ugo outH3318G
- הָהָ֗ר
- וְהָבִ֙יאוּ֙
- עֲלֵי־
- עֲלֵי'a.lei-leaves ofH5929
- זַ֙יִת֙
- זַ֙יִת֙za.yitoliveH2132H
- וַעֲלֵי־
- עֵ֣ץ
- עֵ֣ץ'etztree[s] ofH6086H
- שֶׁ֔מֶן
- שֶׁ֔מֶןShe.menoilH8081
- וַעֲלֵ֤י
- הֲדַס֙
- הֲדַס֙ha.DasmyrtleH1918
- וַעֲלֵ֣י
- תְמָרִ֔ים
- תְמָרִ֔יםte.ma.Rimpalm treesH8558
- וַעֲלֵ֖י
- עֵ֣ץ
- עֵ֣ץ'etztree[s]H6086H
- עָבֹ֑ת
- עָבֹ֑ת'a.VotleafyH5687
- לַעֲשֹׂ֥ת
- סֻכֹּ֖ת
- סֻכֹּ֖תsu.KotboothsH5521
- כַּכָּתֽוּב׃
- 16And the people went out and got them and made themselves tents, every one on the roof of his house, and in the open spaces and in the open squares of the house of God, and in the wide place of the water-doorway, and the wide place of the doorway of Ephra(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַיֵּצְא֣וּ
- הָעָם֮
- וַיָּבִיאוּ֒
- וַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩
- לָהֶ֨ם
- סֻכּ֜וֹת
- סֻכּ֜וֹתsu.KotboothsH5521
- אִ֤ישׁ
- אִ֤ישׁ'isheach oneH0376I
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- גַּגּוֹ֙
- וּבְחַצְרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם
- וּבְחַצְר֖וֹת
- בֵּ֣ית
- בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004Q
- הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
- וּבִרְחוֹב֙
- שַׁ֣עַר
- שַׁ֣עַרSha.'ar[the] gate ofH8179G
- הַמַּ֔יִם
- וּבִרְח֖וֹב
- שַׁ֥עַר
- שַׁ֥עַרSha.'ar[the] gate ofH8179G
- אֶפְרָֽיִם׃
- אֶפְרָֽיִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH0669I
- 17All the people who had been prisoners and had come back, made tents and were living in them: for from the time of Jeshua, the son of Nun, till that day, the children of Israel had not done so. And there was very great joy.
- וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֣וּ
- כָֽל־
- כָֽלkhol-allH3605
- הַ֠קָּהָל
- הַשָּׁבִ֨ים
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- הַשְּׁבִ֥י׀
- סֻכּוֹת֮
- סֻכּוֹת֮su.kOtboothsH5521
- וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ
- בַסֻּכּוֹת֒
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- עָשׂ֡וּ
- עָשׂ֡וּ'a.Suthey had doneH6213A
- מִימֵי֩
- יֵשׁ֨וּעַ
- יֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'JeshuaH3442O
- בִּן־
- בִּןbin-[the] son ofH1121A
- נ֥וּן
- נ֥וּןnunNunH5126
- כֵּן֙
- כֵּן֙kenthusH3651C
- בְּנֵ֣י
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- עַ֖ד
- עַ֖ד'aduntilH5704
- הַיּ֣וֹם
- הַה֑וּא
- וַתְּהִ֥י
- שִׂמְחָ֖ה
- שִׂמְחָ֖הsim.ChahjoyH8057
- גְּדוֹלָ֥ה
- גְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahgreatH1419A
- מְאֹֽד׃
- מְאֹֽדme.'OdveryH3966
- 18And day by day, from the first day till the last, he was reading from the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast for seven days: and on the eighth day there was a holy meeting, as it is ordered in the law.
- וַ֠יִּקְרָא
- בְּסֵ֨פֶר
- תּוֹרַ֤ת
- תּוֹרַ֤תto.Rat[the] law ofH8451
- הָאֱלֹהִים֙
- י֣וֹם׀
- י֣וֹםYoma dayH3117J
- בְּי֔וֹם
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- הַיּוֹם֙
- הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן
- עַ֖ד
- עַ֖ד'aduntilH5704
- הַיּ֣וֹם
- הָאַחֲר֑וֹן
- וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־
- חָג֙
- חָג֙chaga festivalH2282
- שִׁבְעַ֣ת
- שִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtsevenH7651
- יָמִ֔ים
- יָמִ֔יםya.MimdaysH3117G
- וּבַיּ֧וֹם
- הַשְּׁמִינִ֛י
- עֲצֶ֖רֶת
- עֲצֶ֖רֶת'a.Tze.retan assemblyH6116
- כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃
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