New American Standard Bible 2020

Nehemiah 8:2-8

2ThenEzraעֶזְרָ֣א'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548broughtוַיָּבִ֣יאvai.ya.Vi'H935the Lawהַתּוֹרָ֞הha.to.RahH8451beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the assemblyהַקָּהָל֙ha.ka.HalH6951of menמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376,womenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605who couldlistenלִשְׁמֹ֑עַlish.Mo.a'H8085with understandingמֵבִ֣יןme.VinH995, onthe firstאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

3And he readוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121from it beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the publicH7339squareH7339whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834was in frontלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440ofthe Waterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325Gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179, fromearlyH216morningH216untilעַד־'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; andallכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971were attentiveוְאָזְנֵ֥יve.'a.ze.NeiH241to the Bookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Lawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

4Ezraעֶזְרָ֣א'ez.Ra'H5830the scribeH5613stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֞דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975at a woodenעֵץ֮'etzH6086podiumמִגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had madeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213for the purposeלַדָּבָר֒la.da.VarH1697.And besideאֶצְל֡וֹ'etz.LoH681him stoodוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975Mattithiahמַתִּתְיָ֡הma.tit.YahH4993,Shemaוְשֶׁ֡מַעve.She.ma'H8087,Anaiahוַ֠עֲנָיָהVa.'a.na.yahH6043,Uriahוְאוּרִיָּ֧הve.'u.ri.YahH223,Hilkiahוְחִלְקִיָּ֛הve.chil.ki.YahH2518,and Maaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הu.ma.'a.se.YahH4641on his rightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225;and Pedaiahפְּ֠דָיָהPe.da.yahH6305,Mishaelוּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧לu.mi.sha.'ElH4332,Malchijahוּמַלְכִּיָּ֛הu.mal.ki.YahH4441,Hashumוְחָשֻׁ֥םve.cha.ShumH2828,Hashbaddanahוְחַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָהve.chash.ba.Da.nahH2806,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahH2148, andMeshullamמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ פme.shu.LamH4918on his leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹu.mi.se.mo.LoH8040.

5Then Ezraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830openedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605the bookהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, for he was standingaboveמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH4480 H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971;and when he openedוּכְפִתְח֖וֹu.khe.fit.ChoH6605it, allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971stoodעָֽמְד֥וּ'a.me.DuH5975up.

6Then Ezraעֶזְרָ֔א'ez.Ra'H5830blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,the greatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.And allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971answeredוַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030, “Amenאָמֵ֤ן׀'a.MenH543,Amenאָמֵן֙'a.MenH543!”with the raisingבְּמֹ֣עַלbe.Mo.'alH4607of their handsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027; thenthey kneeledH6915downH6915and worshipedH2331the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068with theirfacesאַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

7Also JeshuaH3091,Baniוּבָנִ֡יu.va.NiH1137,Sherebiahוְשֵׁרֵ֥בְיָ֣ה׀ve.she.Re.ve.YahH8274,Jaminיָמִ֡יןya.MinH3226,Akkubעַקּ֡וּב'a.KuvH6126,Shabbethaiשַׁבְּתַ֣י׀sha.be.TaiH7678,Hodiahהֽוֹדִיָּ֡הho.di.YahH1941,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֡הma.'a.se.YahH4641,Kelitaקְלִיטָ֣אke.li.Ta'H7042,Azariahעֲזַרְיָה֩'a.zar.YahH5838,Jozabadיוֹזָבָ֨דyo.za.VadH3107,Hananחָנָ֤ןcha.NanH2605,PelaiahH6384,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881explainedמְבִינִ֥יםme.vi.NimH995the Lawלַתּוֹרָ֑הla.to.RahH8451to the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971while the peopleוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971remainedin their placeעָמְדָֽם׃'a.me.DamH5977.

8They readוַֽיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121from the bookבַסֵּ֛פֶרva.Se.ferH5612,from the Lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,translatingמְפֹרָ֑שׁme.fo.RashH6567to giveוְשׂ֣וֹםve.SomH7760the senseשֶׂ֔כֶלSe.khelH7922so that they understoodוַיָּבִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Vi.nuH995the readingבַּמִּקְרָֽא׃ סba.mik.Ra'H4744.

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