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Nehemiah 8:9-18

9AndNehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166,thatis,theTirshatha,andEzraוְעֶזְרָ֣אve.'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֡רha.so.FerH5608,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֩ve.hal.vi.YimH3881thatexplainedH995tothepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,saidH559toallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117isholyקָדֹֽשׁ־ka.dosh-H6918toJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430:mournתִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּtit.'a.be.LuH56not,norweepתִּבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058.Forallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971weptבוֹכִים֙vo.KhimH1058whentheyheardH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofthelawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

10AndhesaidH559tothem,GoH7971yourway,eatאִכְל֨וּ'ikh.LuH398thefat,anddrinkוּשְׁת֣וּu.she.TuH8354thesweet,andsendוְשִׁלְח֤וּve.shil.ChuH7971portionsמָנוֹת֙ma.nOtH4490tothemforwhomnothingלְאֵ֣יןle.'EinH369ispreparedH3559;forthedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117isholyקָד֥וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918toourLord;andbenotgrieved,forthejoyחֶדְוַ֥תched.VatH2304ofJehovahisyourstrength.

11AndtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881quietedallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559,Bestill!forthedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117isholyקָדֹ֑שׁka.DoshH6918;neitherbegrieved.

12Andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971wenttheirway,toeatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּוֹת֙ve.lish.tOtH8354,andtosendוּלְשַׁלַּ֣חu.le.sha.LachH7971portionsמָנ֔וֹתma.NotH4490,andtomakeוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419rejoicing.FortheyhadunderstoodH995thewordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697thatweredeclaredtothem.

13Andonthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֡יha.she.NiH8145dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117weregatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ֩ne.'es.FuH622togetherthechiefH7218fathersהָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1ofallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,toEzraעֶזְרָ֖א'ez.Ra'H5830thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608, eventogain wisdomastothewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofthelawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

14AndtheyfoundH4672writtenH3789inthelawבַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.RahH8451whichJehovahhadcommandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680throughMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,thatthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478shoulddwellיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427inboothsבַּסֻּכּ֛וֹתba.su.KotH5521inthefeastH2282oftheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,

15andthattheyshouldpublishandproclaimthroughalltheircitiesעָרֵיהֶם֮'a.rei.HemH5892,andatJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Goצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318forthH3318tothemount,andfetch olive-branches,andwild olive-branches,andmyrtle-branches,andpalm-branches,andbranchesofthicktreesH6086,tomakeלַעֲשֹׂ֥תla.'a.SotH6213boothsסֻכֹּ֖תsu.KotH5521,asitiswrittenH3789.

16Andthepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971wentH3318forthH3318andbroughtH935[them],andmadeH6213themselvesboothsסֻכּ֜וֹתsu.KotH5521,everyoneH376upontheroofגַּגּוֹ֙ga.GoH1406ofhishouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andintheircourts,andinthecourtsofthehouseH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andintheopenוּבִרְחוֹב֙u.vir.chOvH7339spaceofthewater-gate,andintheopenוּבִרְח֖וֹבu.vir.ChovH7339spaceofthegateH8179ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

17AndallthecongregationofthemthathadcomebackH7725fromthecaptivityהַשְּׁבִ֥י׀ha.she.ViH7628madeH6213boothsסֻכּוֹת֮su.kOtH5521,anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427intheboothsבַסֻּכּוֹת֒va.su.kOtH5521.Forsincethedaysמִימֵי֩mi.MeiH3117ofJeshuaיֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442thesonH1121ofNunנ֥וּןnunH5126untilthatdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117hadnotthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478donesoH3651.AndtherewasH1961veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419gladnessH8057.

18Alsodayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117bydayבְּי֔וֹםbe.YomH3117,fromthefirstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117tothelastהָאַחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,hereadוַ֠יִּקְרָאVai.yik.ra'H7121inthebookH5612ofthelawתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430.AndtheyobservedH6213thefeastH2282sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117;andontheeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֛יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֧וֹםu.vai.YomH3117wasasolemnH6116assemblyעֲצֶ֖רֶת'a.Tze.retH6116,accordingtotheordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ פka.mish.PatH4941.

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