Berean Standard Bible
Nehemiah 8:14-17
14And they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֖וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672writtenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789in the Lawבַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.RahH8451,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,thatאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֧לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478were to dwellיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427in boothsבַּסֻּכּ֛וֹתba.su.KotH5521during the feastבֶּחָ֖גbe.ChagH2282of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,
15and thatוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834they should proclaimיַשְׁמִ֗יעוּyash.Mi.'uH8085this messageק֥וֹלKolH6963and spreadוְיַעֲבִ֨ירוּve.ya.'a.Vi.ruH5674itthroughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their townsעָרֵיהֶם֮'a.rei.HemH5892and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Go outצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318to the hill countryהָהָ֗רha.HarH2022and bring backוְהָבִ֙יאוּ֙ve.ha.Vi.'uH935branchesעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5929of oliveזַ֙יִת֙ וַעֲלֵי־za.yit va.'a.lei-H2132H5929עֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,wild oliveשֶׁ֔מֶן וַעֲלֵ֤יShe.men va.'a.LeiH8081H5929,myrtleהֲדַס֙ וַעֲלֵ֣יha.Das va.'a.LeiH1918H5929,palmתְמָרִ֔ים וַעֲלֵ֖יte.ma.Rim va.'a.LeiH8558H5929,and other leafyעָבֹ֑ת'a.VotH5687treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,to makeלַעֲשֹׂ֥תla.'a.SotH6213boothsסֻכֹּ֖תsu.KotH5521,as it is writtenכַּכָּתֽוּב׃ פka.ka.TuvH3789.”
16And the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971went outוַיֵּצְא֣וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318,brought backוַיָּבִיאוּ֒vai.ya.vi.'UH935branches,and madeוַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩vai.ya.'a.SuH6213boothsסֻכּ֜וֹתsu.KotH5521onעַל־'al-H5921their ownאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376rooftopsגַּגּוֹ֙ga.GoH1406,in their courtyardsוּבְחַצְרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םu.ve.chatz.Ro.tei.HemH2691,in the courtsוּבְחַצְר֖וֹתu.ve.chatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and in the squaresוּבִרְחוֹב֙u.vir.chOvH7339by the Waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325Gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179andוּבִרְח֖וֹבu.vir.ChovH7339by the Gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.
17The wholeכָֽל־khol-H3605assemblyהַ֠קָּהָלHa.ka.holH6951that had returnedהַשָּׁבִ֨יםha.sha.VimH7725fromמִן־min-H4480exileהַשְּׁבִ֥י׀ha.she.ViH7628madeוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213boothsסֻכּוֹת֮su.kOtH5521and livedוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in themבַסֻּכּוֹת֒ כִּ֣יva.su.kOt kiH5521H3588.From the daysמִימֵי֩mi.MeiH3117of Joshuaיֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֥וּןnunH5126untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808celebratedעָשׂ֡וּ'a.SuH6213like thisכֵּן֙kenH3651.And there wasוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419מְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966rejoicingשִׂמְחָ֖הsim.ChahH8057.
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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