New American Standard Bible 2020

Nehemiah 8:13-15

13Then on the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֡יha.she.NiH8145dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117the headsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of fathers’הָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsof allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881were gatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ֩ne.'es.FuH622to Ezraעֶזְרָ֖א'ez.Ra'H5830the scribeH5613so that they might gainH7919insightוּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖ילu.le.has.KilH7919into the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

14And they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֖וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672writtenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789in the Lawבַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.RahH8451howH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872that the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478were to liveיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427inboothsבַּסֻּכּ֛וֹתba.su.KotH5521during the feastבֶּחָ֖גbe.ChagH2282of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

15And that they were to proclaimיַשְׁמִ֗יעוּyash.Mi.'uH8085and circulateוְיַעֲבִ֨ירוּve.ya.'a.Vi.ruH5674a proclamationק֥וֹלKolH6963in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their citiesעָרֵיהֶם֮'a.rei.HemH5892andin Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Goצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318outH3318to 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.LeiH5929,and branchesוַעֲלֵ֖יva.'a.LeiH5929of othertreesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086with thickH5687branchesH5687,to makeלַעֲשֹׂ֥תla.'a.SotH6213boothsסֻכֹּ֖תsu.KotH5521,as it is writtenכַּכָּתֽוּב׃ פka.ka.TuvH3789.”

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