Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 8:13-15

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.

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