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Nehemiah 8:10-17

10Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Go your wayH3212,eatאִכְל֨וּ'ikh.LuH398the fatמַשְׁמַנִּ֜יםmash.ma.NimH4924,and drinkוּשְׁת֣וּu.she.TuH8354the sweetמַֽמְתַקִּ֗יםmam.ta.KimH4477,and sendוְשִׁלְח֤וּve.shil.ChuH7971portionsמָנוֹת֙ma.nOtH4490unto them for whom nothing is preparedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559: for thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117isholyקָד֥וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918unto our Lordלַאֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּla.'a.do.Nei.nuH113:neither be ye sorryתֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּte.'a.Tze.vuH6087;for the joyחֶדְוַ֥תched.VatH2304of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is your strengthמָֽעֻזְּכֶֽם׃Ma.'u.ze.KhemH4581.

11So the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881stilledמַחְשִׁ֤יםmach.ShimH2814all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559,Hold your peaceהַ֔סּוּHa.suH2013,for the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117isholyקָדֹ֑שׁka.DoshH6918;neither be ye grievedתֵּעָצֵֽבוּ׃te.'a.Tze.vuH6087.

12And all the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971went their wayH3212to eatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398,and to drinkוְלִשְׁתּוֹת֙ve.lish.tOtH8354,and to sendוּלְשַׁלַּ֣חu.le.sha.LachH7971portionsמָנ֔וֹתma.NotH4490,and to makeוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419mirthשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057,because they had understoodהֵבִ֙ינוּ֙he.Vi.nuH995the wordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697that were declaredהוֹדִ֖יעוּho.Di.'uH3045unto them.

13And on the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֡יha.she.NiH8145dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117were gathered togetherנֶאֶסְפוּ֩ne.'es.FuH622the chiefרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1of all the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,unto Ezraעֶזְרָ֖א'ez.Ra'H5830the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608,even to understandוּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖ילu.le.has.KilH7919the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the lawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

14And they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֖וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672writtenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789in the lawבַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.RahH8451which Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680byבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,that the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478should dwellיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427in boothsבַּסֻּכּ֛וֹתba.su.KotH5521in the feastבֶּחָ֖גbe.ChagH2282of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320:

15And that they should publishיַשְׁמִ֗יעוּyash.Mi.'uH8085and proclaimוְיַעֲבִ֨ירוּ ק֥וֹלve.ya.'a.Vi.ru KolH6963 H5674in all their citiesעָרֵיהֶם֮'a.rei.HemH5892,and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Go forthצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318unto the mountהָהָ֗רha.HarH2022,and fetchוְהָבִ֙יאוּ֙ve.ha.Vi.'uH935oliveזַ֙יִת֙za.yitH2132branchesעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5929,and pineשֶׁ֔מֶןShe.menH8081branchesוַעֲלֵי־ עֵ֣ץva.'a.lei- 'etzH5929 H6086,and myrtleהֲדַס֙ha.DasH1918branchesוַעֲלֵ֤יva.'a.LeiH5929,and palmתְמָרִ֔יםte.ma.RimH8558branchesוַעֲלֵ֣יva.'a.LeiH5929,and branchesוַעֲלֵ֖יva.'a.LeiH5929of thickעָבֹ֑ת'a.VotH5687treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,to makeלַעֲשֹׂ֥תla.'a.SotH6213boothsסֻכֹּ֖תsu.KotH5521, as it iswrittenכַּכָּתֽוּב׃ פka.ka.TuvH3789.

16So the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971went forthוַיֵּצְא֣וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318,and broughtוַיָּבִיאוּ֒vai.ya.vi.'UH935them,and madeוַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩vai.ya.'a.SuH6213themselves boothsסֻכּ֜וֹתsu.KotH5521,every oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376upon the roof of his houseגַּגּוֹ֙ga.GoH1406,and in their courtsוּבְחַצְרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םu.ve.chatz.Ro.tei.HemH2691,and in the courtsוּבְחַצְר֖וֹתu.ve.chatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and in the streetוּבִרְחוֹב֙u.vir.chOvH7339of the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,and in the streetוּבִרְח֖וֹבu.vir.ChovH7339of the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

17And all the congregationהַ֠קָּהָלHa.ka.holH6951of them that were come againהַשָּׁבִ֨יםha.sha.VimH7725out of the captivityהַשְּׁבִ֥י׀ha.she.ViH7628madeוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213boothsסֻכּוֹת֮su.kOtH5521,and satוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427under the boothsבַסֻּכּוֹת֒va.su.kOtH5521:for since the daysמִימֵי֩mi.MeiH3117of Jeshuaיֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנ֥וּןnunH5126unto that dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117had not the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478done soעָשׂ֡וּ'a.SuH6213.And there was veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419gladnessשִׂמְחָ֖הsim.ChahH8057.

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