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Nehemiah 8:7-13

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.

9Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166ה֣וּאhu'H1931the governorהַתִּרְשָׁ֡תָאha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660,Ezraוְעֶזְרָ֣אve.'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548and scribeהַסֹּפֵ֡רha.so.FerH5608,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֩ve.hal.vi.YimH3881who were instructingהַמְּבִינִ֨יםha.me.vi.NimH995אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605of themהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “Thisהוּא֙hu'H1931dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117is holyקָדֹֽשׁ־ka.dosh-H6918to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.Do notאַל־'al-H408mournתִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּ וְאַל־tit.'a.be.Lu ve.'al-H56 H408or weepתִּבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058.”Forכִּ֤יkiH3588allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971were weepingבוֹכִים֙vo.KhimH1058as they heardכְּשָׁמְעָ֖םke.sha.me.'AmH8085אֶת־'et-H853the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

10Then Nehemiah toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, “Goלְכוּ֩le.KhuH1980and eatאִכְל֨וּ'ikh.LuH398what is richמַשְׁמַנִּ֜יםmash.ma.NimH4924,drinkוּשְׁת֣וּu.she.TuH8354what is sweetמַֽמְתַקִּ֗יםmam.ta.KimH4477,and send outוְשִׁלְח֤וּve.shil.ChuH7971portionsמָנוֹת֙ma.nOtH4490to those who have nothingלְאֵ֣יןle.'EinH369preparedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117is holyקָד֥וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918to our Lordלַאֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּla.'a.do.Nei.nuH113.Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408grieveתֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּte.'a.Tze.vuH6087,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the joyחֶדְוַ֥תched.VatH2304of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isהִ֥יאhi'H1931your strengthמָֽעֻזְּכֶֽם׃Ma.'u.ze.KhemH4581.”

11And the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881calmedמַחְשִׁ֤יםmach.ShimH2814allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, “Be stillהַ֔סּוּHa.suH2013,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117is holyקָדֹ֑שׁka.DoshH6918.Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408grieveתֵּעָצֵֽבוּ׃te.'a.Tze.vuH6087.”

12וַיֵּלְכ֨וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980Then allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971began to eatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398and drinkוְלִשְׁתּוֹת֙ve.lish.tOtH8354,to send outוּלְשַׁלַּ֣חu.le.sha.LachH7971portionsמָנ֔וֹתma.NotH4490,andוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213to rejoiceשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057greatlyגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they understoodהֵבִ֙ינוּ֙he.Vi.nuH995the wordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had been made knownהוֹדִ֖יעוּho.Di.'uH3045to them.

13On the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֡יha.she.NiH8145dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117of the month,the headsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the familiesהָאָב֜וֹת הָעָ֗םha.'a.Vot ha.'AmH1 H5971,along with the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,gatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ֩ne.'es.FuH622aroundאֶל־'el-H413Ezraעֶזְרָ֖א'ez.Ra'H5830the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608to studyוּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖יל אֶל־u.le.has.Kil 'el-H7919 H413the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

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