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Nehemiah 8:9-18

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.

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