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Nehemiah 8:2-8

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.

3And he readוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121therein beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440the streetהָרְח֜וֹבha.re.ChovH7339that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the waterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179from the morningהָאוֹר֙ha.'OrH216until middayמַחֲצִ֣ית הַיּ֔וֹםma.cha.Tzit hai.YomH3117 H4276,before the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582and the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802,and those that could understandוְהַמְּבִינִ֑יםve.ha.me.vi.NimH995;and the earsוְאָזְנֵ֥יve.'a.ze.NeiH241of all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971were attentiveunto the bookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of the lawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

4And Ezraעֶזְרָ֣א'ez.Ra'H5830the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֞דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975upon a pulpitמִגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026of woodעֵץ֮'etzH6086,which they had madeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213for the purposeלַדָּבָר֒la.da.VarH1697;and besideאֶצְל֡וֹ'etz.LoH681him stoodוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975Mattithiahמַתִּתְיָ֡הma.tit.YahH4993,and Shemaוְשֶׁ֡מַעve.She.ma'H8087,and Anaiahוַ֠עֲנָיָהVa.'a.na.yahH6043,and Urijahוְאוּרִיָּ֧הve.'u.ri.YahH223,and Hilkiahוְחִלְקִיָּ֛הve.chil.ki.YahH2518,and Maaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הu.ma.'a.se.YahH4641,on his right handיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225;and on his left handוּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹu.mi.se.mo.LoH8040,Pedaiahפְּ֠דָיָהPe.da.yahH6305,and Mishaelוּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧לu.mi.sha.'ElH4332,and Malchiahוּמַלְכִּיָּ֛הu.mal.ki.YahH4441,and Hashumוְחָשֻׁ֥םve.cha.ShumH2828,and Hashbadanaוְחַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָהve.chash.ba.Da.nahH2806,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahH2148, andMeshullamמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ פme.shu.LamH4918.

5And Ezraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830openedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605the bookהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971; (for he was above all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971;)and when he openedוּכְפִתְח֖וֹu.khe.fit.ChoH6605it, all the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971stood upעָֽמְד֥וּ'a.me.DuH5975:

6And Ezraעֶזְרָ֔א'ez.Ra'H5830blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,the greatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.And all the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971answeredוַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030,Amenאָמֵ֤ן׀'a.MenH543,Amenאָמֵן֙'a.MenH543,with lifting upבְּמֹ֣עַלbe.Mo.'alH4607their handsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027:and they bowedוַיִּקְּד֧וּvai.yi.ke.DuH6915their heads, and worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068with theirfacesאַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

7Also Jeshuaוְיֵשׁ֡וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442,and Baniוּבָנִ֡יu.va.NiH1137,and Sherebiahוְשֵׁרֵ֥בְיָ֣ה׀ve.she.Re.ve.YahH8274,Jaminיָמִ֡יןya.MinH3226,Akkubעַקּ֡וּב'a.KuvH6126,Shabbethaiשַׁבְּתַ֣י׀sha.be.TaiH7678,Hodijahהֽוֹדִיָּ֡הho.di.YahH1941,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֡הma.'a.se.YahH4641,Kelitaקְלִיטָ֣אke.li.Ta'H7042,Azariahעֲזַרְיָה֩'a.zar.YahH5838,Jozabadיוֹזָבָ֨דyo.za.VadH3107,Hananחָנָ֤ןcha.NanH2605,Pelaiahפְּלָאיָה֙pe.la.YahH6411,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,caused the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to understandמְבִינִ֥יםme.vi.NimH995the lawלַתּוֹרָ֑הla.to.RahH8451:and the peopleוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971stoodin their placeעָמְדָֽם׃'a.me.DamH5977.

8So they readוַֽיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121in the bookבַסֵּ֛פֶרva.Se.ferH5612in the lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430distinctlyמְפֹרָ֑שׁme.fo.RashH6567,and gaveוְשׂ֣וֹםve.SomH7760the senseשֶׂ֔כֶלSe.khelH7922, and caused themto understandוַיָּבִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Vi.nuH995the readingבַּמִּקְרָֽא׃ סba.mik.Ra'H4744.

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