Revised Literal Translation

Nehemiah 8:13-18

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.

18Also dayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117by dayבְּי֔וֹםbe.YomH3117,from the firstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117unto the lastהָאַחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,he readוַ֠יִּקְרָאVai.yik.ra'H7121in the bookבְּסֵ֨פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the lawתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430.And they keptוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213the feastחָג֙chagH2282sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117;and on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֛יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֧וֹםu.vai.YomH3117wasa solemn assemblyעֲצֶ֖רֶת'a.Tze.retH6116,according unto the mannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ פka.mish.PatH4941.

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