Revised Literal Translation
Nehemiah 8:1-2
1And all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971gathered themselves togetherוַיֵּאָסְפ֤וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622as oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376into the streetהָ֣רְח֔וֹבha.re.ChovH7339that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the waterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179;and they spakeוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559unto Ezraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5830the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608to bringלְהָבִ֗יאle.ha.Vi'H935the bookסֵ֙פֶר֙se.ferH5612of the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,which Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
2And Ezraעֶזְרָ֣א'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548broughtוַיָּבִ֣יאvai.ya.Vi'H935the lawהַתּוֹרָ֞הha.to.RahH8451beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the congregationהַקָּהָל֙ha.ka.HalH6951both of menמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376and womenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,and all that could hearלִשְׁמֹ֑עַlish.Mo.a'H8085with understandingמֵבִ֣יןme.VinH995,upon the firstאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.
Commentaries on Nehemiah 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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