New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 8:1-3

1And allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֤וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622as oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376at the squareהָ֣רְח֔וֹבha.re.ChovH7339whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was in frontלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440ofthe Waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325Gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179, and theyaskedוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5830the scribeH5613to bringלְהָבִ֗יאle.ha.Vi'H935the bookסֵ֙פֶר֙se.ferH5612of the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadgivenצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2ThenEzraעֶזְרָ֣א'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548broughtוַיָּבִ֣יאvai.ya.Vi'H935the lawהַתּוֹרָ֞הha.to.RahH8451beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the assemblyהַקָּהָל֙ha.ka.HalH6951of menמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376,womenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605who couldlistenלִשְׁמֹ֑עַlish.Mo.a'H8085with understandingמֵבִ֣יןme.VinH995, onthe firstאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

3He readוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121from it beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the squareהָרְח֜וֹבha.re.ChovH7339whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834was in frontלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440ofthe Waterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325Gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179fromearlyH216morningH216untilעַד־'ad-H5704middayמַחֲצִ֣ית הַיּ֔וֹםma.cha.Tzit hai.YomH4276 H3117,in the presenceנֶ֛גֶדNe.gedH5048of menH376and womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802,those who could understandוְהַמְּבִינִ֑יםve.ha.me.vi.NimH995;and allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971were attentiveוְאָזְנֵ֥יve.'a.ze.NeiH241to the bookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of the lawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

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