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Nehemiah 8:16-18

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 kiH5521 H3588.From the daysמִימֵי֩mi.MeiH3117of Joshuaיֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֥וּןnunH5126untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808celebratedעָשׂ֡וּ'a.SuH6213like thisכֵּן֙kenH3651.And there wasוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419מְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966rejoicingשִׂמְחָ֖הsim.ChahH8057.

18DayH3117after dayH3117,fromמִן־min-H4480the firstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayH3117toעַ֖ד'adH5704the lastהָאַחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314,Ezra readוַ֠יִּקְרָאVai.yik.ra'H7121from the Bookבְּסֵ֨פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Lawתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430.The Israelites keptוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213the feastחָג֙chagH2282for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysH3117,and on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֛יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayH3117they held an assemblyעֲצֶ֖רֶת'a.Tze.retH6116,according to the ordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ פka.mish.PatH4941.

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