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Nehemiah 8:9-12

9And Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166, which isthe governorהַתִּרְשָׁ֡תָאha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660,and Ezraוְעֶזְרָ֣אve.'ez.Ra'H5830the priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֡רha.so.FerH5608,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֩ve.hal.vi.YimH3881that taughtהַמְּבִינִ֨יםha.me.vi.NimH995the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,This dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117isholyקָדֹֽשׁ־ka.dosh-H6918unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;mournתִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּtit.'a.be.LuH56not, nor weepתִּבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058.For all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971weptבוֹכִים֙vo.KhimH1058,when they heardכְּשָׁמְעָ֖םke.sha.me.'AmH8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the lawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

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.

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