American Standard Version
Nehemiah 8:2-8
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.
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.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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