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Nehemiah 8

1Andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֤וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvestogetherasoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259manH376intothebroadplacethatwasbeforethewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179;andtheyspake untoEzraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5830thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608tobringלְהָבִ֗יאle.ha.Vi'H935thebookH5612ofthelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,whichJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndEzraעֶזְרָ֣א'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548broughtH935thelawהַתּוֹרָ֞הha.to.RahH8451beforetheassemblyהַקָּהָל֙ha.ka.HalH6951,bothmenמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376andwomenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,andallthatcouldhearH8085withunderstandingH995,uponthefirstdayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117oftheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

3Andhereadוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121thereinbeforethebroadplacethatwasbeforethewaterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179fromearlymorninguntilmidday,inthepresenceH6440ofthemenH376andthewomenH802,andofthosethatcouldunderstandH995;andtheearsוְאָזְנֵ֥יve.'a.ze.NeiH241ofallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971wereattentiveuntothebookH5612ofthelawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

4AndEzraעֶזְרָ֣א'ez.Ra'H5830thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608stoodH5975uponapulpitofwoodעֵץ֮'etzH6086,whichtheyhadmadeH6213forthepurpose;andbesidehimstoodH5975Mattithiahמַתִּתְיָ֡הma.tit.YahH4993,andShemaוְשֶׁ֡מַעve.She.ma'H8087,andAnaiahוַ֠עֲנָיָהVa.'a.na.yahH6043,andUriahוְאוּרִיָּ֧הve.'u.ri.YahH223,andHilkiahוְחִלְקִיָּ֛הve.chil.ki.YahH2518,andMaaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הu.ma.'a.se.YahH4641,onhisrightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225;andonhislefthandH3225,Pedaiahפְּ֠דָיָהPe.da.yahH6305,andMishaelוּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧לu.mi.sha.'ElH4332,andMalchijah,andHashumוְחָשֻׁ֥םve.cha.ShumH2828,andHashbaddanah,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahH2148,andMeshullamמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ פme.shu.LamH4918.

5AndEzraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830openedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605thebookH5612inthesightofallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971(forhewasH1961aboveallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971);andwhenheopenedוּכְפִתְח֖וֹu.khe.fit.ChoH6605it,allthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971stoodH5975up.

6AndEzraעֶזְרָ֔א'ez.Ra'H5830blessedH1288Jehovah,thegreatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971answeredוַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030,Amenאָמֵ֤ן׀'a.MenH543,Amenאָמֵן֙'a.MenH543,withtheliftingupoftheirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027:andtheybowedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812theirheads,andworshippedJehovahwiththeirfacesאַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimH639tothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

7AlsoJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֡וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442,andBaniוּבָנִ֡יu.va.NiH1137,andSherebiahוְשֵׁרֵ֥בְיָ֣ה׀ve.she.Re.ve.YahH8274,Jaminיָמִ֡יןya.MinH3226,Akkubעַקּ֡וּב'a.KuvH6126,Shabbethaiשַׁבְּתַ֣י׀sha.be.TaiH7678,Hodiahהֽוֹדִיָּ֡הho.di.YahH1941,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֡הma.'a.se.YahH4641,Kelitaקְלִיטָ֣אke.li.Ta'H7042,Azariahעֲזַרְיָה֩'a.zar.YahH5838,Jozabadיוֹזָבָ֨דyo.za.VadH3107,Hananחָנָ֤ןcha.NanH2605,Pelaiahפְּלָאיָה֙pe.la.YahH6411,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, causedthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971tounderstandמְבִינִ֥יםme.vi.NimH995thelawלַתּוֹרָ֑הla.to.RahH8451:andthepeopleוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971stoodintheirplaceעָמְדָֽם׃'a.me.DamH5977.

8Andtheyreadוַֽיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121inthebookH5612,inthelawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, distinctly;andtheygavethesense,sothattheyunderstoodH995thereadingH7121.

9AndNehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166,whowasthegovernorהַתִּרְשָׁ֡תָאha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660,andEzraוְעֶזְרָ֣אve.'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֡רha.so.FerH5608,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֩ve.hal.vi.YimH3881thattaughtthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,saidH559untoallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117isholyקָדֹֽשׁ־ka.dosh-H6918untoJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;mournתִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּtit.'a.be.LuH56not,norweepתִּבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058.Forallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971weptבוֹכִים֙vo.KhimH1058,whentheyheardH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofthelawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

10ThenhesaidH559untothem,GoH7971yourway,eatאִכְל֨וּ'ikh.LuH398thefat,anddrinkוּשְׁת֣וּu.she.TuH8354thesweet,andsendוְשִׁלְח֤וּve.shil.ChuH7971portionsמָנוֹת֙ma.nOtH4490untohimforwhomnothingלְאֵ֣יןle.'EinH369ispreparedH3559;forthisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117isholyקָד֥וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918untoourLord:neitherbeyegrieved;forthejoyחֶדְוַ֥תched.VatH2304ofJehovahisyourstrength.

11SotheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881stilledallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, Holdyourpeace,forthedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117isholyקָדֹ֑שׁka.DoshH6918;neitherbeyegrieved.

12Andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971wenttheirwaytoeatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398,andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּוֹת֙ve.lish.tOtH8354,andtosendוּלְשַׁלַּ֣חu.le.sha.LachH7971portionsמָנ֔וֹתma.NotH4490,andtomakeוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419mirth,becausetheyhadunderstoodH995thewordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697thatweredeclared untothem.

13Andonthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֡יha.she.NiH8145dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117weregatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ֩ne.'es.FuH622togethertheheadsH7218offathers’הָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesofallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, untoEzraעֶזְרָ֖א'ez.Ra'H5830thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608, eventogive attentiontothewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofthelawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

14AndtheyfoundH4672writtenH3789inthelawבַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.RahH8451,howthatJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680byMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,thatthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478shoulddwellיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427inboothsבַּסֻּכּ֛וֹתba.su.KotH5521inthefeastH2282oftheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320;

15andthattheyshouldpublishandproclaiminalltheircitiesעָרֵיהֶם֮'a.rei.HemH5892,andinJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Goצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318forthH3318untothemount,andfetcholiveזַ֙יִת֙za.yitH2132branches,andbranchesofwildoliveH2132,andmyrtleהֲדַס֙ha.DasH1918branches,andpalmתְמָרִ֔יםte.ma.RimH8558branches,andbranchesofthicktreesH6086,tomakeלַעֲשֹׂ֥תla.'a.SotH6213boothsסֻכֹּ֖תsu.KotH5521,asitiswrittenH3789.

16Sothepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971wentH3318forthH3318,andbroughtH935them,andmadeH6213themselvesboothsסֻכּ֜וֹתsu.KotH5521,everyoneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376upontheroofגַּגּוֹ֙ga.GoH1406ofhishouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andintheircourts,andinthecourtsofthehouseH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andinthebroadplaceofthewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,andinthebroadplaceofthegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

17Andalltheassemblyהַ֠קָּהָלHa.ka.holH6951ofthemthatwereH1961comeagainoutofthecaptivityהַשְּׁבִ֥י׀ha.she.ViH7628madeH6213boothsסֻכּוֹת֮su.kOtH5521,anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427intheboothsבַסֻּכּוֹת֒va.su.kOtH5521:forsincethedaysמִימֵי֩mi.MeiH3117ofJeshuaיֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442thesonH1121ofNunנ֥וּןnunH5126untothatdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117hadnotthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478donesoH3651.AndtherewasH1961veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419gladnessH8057.

18Alsodayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117bydayבְּי֔וֹםbe.YomH3117,fromthefirstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117untothelastהָאַחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,hereadוַ֠יִּקְרָאVai.yik.ra'H7121inthebookH5612ofthelawתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430.AndtheykeptthefeastH2282sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117;andontheeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֛יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֧וֹםu.vai.YomH3117wasasolemnH6116assemblyעֲצֶ֖רֶת'a.Tze.retH6116,accordinguntotheordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ פka.mish.PatH4941.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 8

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