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Nehemiah 8:2-8
2On the firstאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,Ezraעֶזְרָ֣א'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548אֶֽת־'et-H853broughtוַיָּבִ֣יאvai.ya.Vi'H935the Lawהַתּוֹרָ֞הha.to.RahH8451beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the assemblyהַקָּהָל֙ha.ka.HalH6951of menמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704womenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605who could listenלִשְׁמֹ֑עַlish.Mo.a'H8085and understandמֵבִ֣יןme.VinH995.
3So Ezra readוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121it aloudfromמִן־min-H4480daybreakהָאוֹר֙ha.'OrH216untilעַד־'ad-H5704noonמַחֲצִ֣ית הַיּ֔וֹםma.cha.Tzit hai.YomH4276H3117as he facedלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the squareהָרְח֜וֹבha.re.ChovH7339אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Waterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325Gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179,in front ofנֶ֛גֶדNe.gedH5048the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582and womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802and those who could understandוְהַמְּבִינִ֑יםve.ha.me.vi.NimH995.And allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971listened attentively toוְאָזְנֵ֥י אֶל־ve.'a.ze.Nei 'el-H241H413the Bookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Lawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.
4Ezraעֶזְרָ֣א'ez.Ra'H5830the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֞דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975onעַֽל־'al-H5921a high woodenעֵץ֮'etzH6086אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834platformמִגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026builtעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213for this occasionלַדָּבָר֒la.da.VarH1697אֶצְל֡וֹ'etz.LoH681.At hisעַל־'al-H5921right sideיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225stoodוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975Mattithiahמַתִּתְיָ֡הma.tit.YahH4993,Shemaוְשֶׁ֡מַעve.She.ma'H8087,Anaiahוַ֠עֲנָיָהVa.'a.na.yahH6043,Uriahוְאוּרִיָּ֧הve.'u.ri.YahH223,Hilkiahוְחִלְקִיָּ֛הve.chil.ki.YahH2518,and Maaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הu.ma.'a.se.YahH4641,and at his leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹu.mi.se.mo.LoH8040were Pedaiahפְּ֠דָיָהPe.da.yahH6305,Mishaelוּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧לu.mi.sha.'ElH4332,Malchijahוּמַלְכִּיָּ֛הu.mal.ki.YahH4441,Hashumוְחָשֻׁ֥םve.cha.ShumH2828,Hash-baddanahוְחַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָהve.chash.ba.Da.nahH2806,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahH2148,and Meshullamמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ פme.shu.LamH4918.
5Ezraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830openedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605the bookהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612in full viewלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588he wasהָיָ֑הha.YahH1961standing above themמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921allכָּל־ הָעָ֖םkol- ha.'AmH3605H5971,and as he opened itוּכְפִתְח֖וֹu.khe.fit.ChoH6605,allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971stood upעָֽמְד֥וּ'a.me.DuH5975.
6Then Ezraעֶזְרָ֔א'ez.Ra'H5830אֶת־'et-H853blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,the greatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and with their handsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027upliftedבְּמֹ֣עַלbe.Mo.'alH4607,allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030, “Amenאָמֵ֤ן׀'a.MenH543,Amenאָמֵן֙'a.MenH543!”Then they bowed downוַיִּקְּד֧וּvai.yi.ke.DuH6915and worshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068with their facesאַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.
7The Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881—Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֡וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442,Baniוּבָנִ֡יu.va.NiH1137,Sherebiahוְשֵׁרֵ֥בְיָ֣ה׀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,and Pelaiahפְּלָאיָה֙pe.la.YahH6411—instructedמְבִינִ֥יםme.vi.NimH995אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971in the Lawלַתּוֹרָ֑הla.to.RahH8451asוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971they stoodinעַל־'al-H5921their placesעָמְדָֽם׃'a.me.DamH5977.
8So they readוַֽיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121from the Bookבַסֵּ֛פֶרva.Se.ferH5612of the Lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,explaining itמְפֹרָ֑שׁme.fo.RashH6567and givingוְשׂ֣וֹםve.SomH7760insightשֶׂ֔כֶלSe.khelH7922,so that the people could understandוַיָּבִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Vi.nuH995what was being readבַּמִּקְרָֽא׃ סba.mik.Ra'H4744.
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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