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Nehemiah 8:16-18

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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