New American Standard Bible 1995

Nehemiah 8:9-12

9Then Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166,whoה֣וּאhu'H1931was thegovernorהַתִּרְשָׁ֡תָאha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660,and Ezraוְעֶזְרָ֣אve.'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548andscribeH5613,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֩ve.hal.vi.YimH3881who taughtהַמְּבִינִ֨יםha.me.vi.NimH995the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “Thisהוּא֙hu'H1931dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117is holyקָדֹֽשׁ־ka.dosh-H6918to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;do not mournתִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּtit.'a.be.LuH56or weepתִּבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058.”For allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971were weepingבוֹכִים֙vo.KhimH1058when they heardכְּשָׁמְעָ֖םke.sha.me.'AmH8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the lawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

10Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Goלְכוּ֩le.KhuH1980,eatאִכְל֨וּ'ikh.LuH398of the fatמַשְׁמַנִּ֜יםmash.ma.NimH4924,drinkוּשְׁת֣וּu.she.TuH8354of the sweetמַֽמְתַקִּ֗יםmam.ta.KimH4477, andsendוְשִׁלְח֤וּve.shil.ChuH7971portionsמָנוֹת֙ma.nOtH4490to him who has nothingלְאֵ֣יןle.'EinH369preparedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559;for this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117is holyקָד֥וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918to our LordH136.Do not be grievedתֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּte.'a.Tze.vuH6087,for the joyחֶדְוַ֥תched.VatH2304of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is your strengthמָֽעֻזְּכֶֽם׃Ma.'u.ze.KhemH4581.”

11So the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881calmedמַחְשִׁ֤יםmach.ShimH2814allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, “Be stillהַ֔סּוּHa.suH2013,for the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117is holyקָדֹ֑שׁka.DoshH6918;do not be grievedתֵּעָצֵֽבוּ׃te.'a.Tze.vuH6087.”

12Allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971wentוַיֵּלְכ֨וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980away to eatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398,to drinkוְלִשְׁתּוֹת֙ve.lish.tOtH8354,to sendוּלְשַׁלַּ֣חu.le.sha.LachH7971portionsמָנ֔וֹתma.NotH4490and tocelebrateוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419festivalשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they understoodהֵבִ֙ינוּ֙he.Vi.nuH995the wordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had been madeH3045knownH3045to them.

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