New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 8:13-18

13Then on the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֡יha.she.NiH8145dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117the headsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsof allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881were gatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ֩ne.'es.FuH622to Ezraעֶזְרָ֖א'ez.Ra'H5830the scribeH5613that they might gainH7919insightוּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖ילu.le.has.KilH7919into the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the lawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

14They foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֖וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672writtenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789in the lawבַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.RahH8451howH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872that the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478should liveיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427in boothsבַּסֻּכּ֛וֹתba.su.KotH5521during the feastבֶּחָ֖גbe.ChagH2282of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

15So they proclaimedיַשְׁמִ֗יעוּyash.Mi.'uH8085and circulatedוְיַעֲבִ֨ירוּve.ya.'a.Vi.ruH5674a proclamationק֥וֹלKolH6963in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their citiesעָרֵיהֶם֮'a.rei.HemH5892andin Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Goצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318out to the hillsהָהָ֗רha.HarH2022,and bringוְהָבִ֙יאוּ֙ve.ha.Vi.'uH935oliveזַ֙יִת֙za.yitH2132branchesעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5929andwildעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086 H8081oliveH8081branchesוַעֲלֵי־va.'a.lei-H5929,myrtleהֲדַס֙ha.DasH1918branchesוַעֲלֵ֤יva.'a.LeiH5929,palmתְמָרִ֔יםte.ma.RimH8558branchesוַעֲלֵ֣יva.'a.LeiH5929and branchesוַעֲלֵ֖יva.'a.LeiH5929of otherleafyעָבֹ֑ת'a.VotH5687treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,to makeלַעֲשֹׂ֥תla.'a.SotH6213boothsסֻכֹּ֖תsu.KotH5521,as it is writtenכַּכָּתֽוּב׃ פka.ka.TuvH3789.”

16So the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971wentוַיֵּצְא֣וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out and broughtוַיָּבִיאוּ֒vai.ya.vi.'UH935themand madeוַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩vai.ya.'a.SuH6213boothsסֻכּ֜וֹתsu.KotH5521for themselves, eachאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376on his roofגַּגּוֹ֙ga.GoH1406,and in their courtsוּבְחַצְרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םu.ve.chatz.Ro.tei.HemH2691and in the courtsוּבְחַצְר֖וֹתu.ve.chatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and in the squareוּבִרְחוֹב֙u.vir.chOvH7339atthe Waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325Gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179and in the squareוּבִרְח֖וֹבu.vir.ChovH7339atthe Gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

17The entireכָֽל־khol-H3605assemblyהַ֠קָּהָלHa.ka.holH6951of those who had returnedהַשָּׁבִ֨יםha.sha.VimH7725from the captivityהַשְּׁבִ֥י׀ha.she.ViH7628madeוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213boothsH5521and livedוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inthem. The sonsבִּן־bin-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had indeedכִּ֣יkiH3588not doneעָשׂ֡וּ'a.SuH6213soכֵּן֙kenH3651from the daysמִימֵי֩mi.MeiH3117of JoshuaH3091the sonבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Nunנ֥וּןnunH5126to that dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117. Andthere was greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419rejoicingשִׂמְחָ֖הsim.ChahH8057.

18He readוַ֠יִּקְרָאVai.yik.ra'H7121from the bookבְּסֵ֨פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the lawתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430dailyH3117,from the firstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayH3117to the lastהָאַחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314dayH3117. And theycelebratedוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213the feastחָג֙chagH2282sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysH3117, and onthe eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֛יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayH3117there wasa solemnH6116assemblyעֲצֶ֖רֶת'a.Tze.retH6116according to the ordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ פka.mish.PatH4941.

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