Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 8

1Andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֤וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622themselvesH622togetherH622as onemanכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376intoאֶל־'el-H413the broadplaceH935that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179; and they spake untoEzraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5830thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608tobringלְהָבִ֗יאle.ha.Vi'H935thebookסֵ֙פֶר֙se.ferH5612of thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndEzraעֶזְרָ֣א'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548broughtH935thelawהַתּוֹרָ֞הha.to.RahH8451beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440thecongregationהַקָּהָל֙ha.ka.HalH6951,bothH3605menמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376andwomenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802, andallH3605thatcouldH376hearלִשְׁמֹ֑עַlish.Mo.a'H8085withunderstandingמֵבִ֣יןme.VinH995,uponH935thefirstאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

3And hereadוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121thereinbeforeH6440thebroadנֶ֛גֶדNe.gedH5048placeH3605that wasbeforeH6440thewaterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179fromearlyH216morningH216untilעַד־'ad-H5704midday, in thepresenceH6440of themenH376and thewomenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802, and ofthoseH3605thatcouldH376understandוְהַמְּבִינִ֑יםve.ha.me.vi.NimH995; and theearsוְאָזְנֵ֥יve.'a.ze.NeiH241ofallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971wereattentiveH241unto thebookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of thelawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

4AndEzraעֶזְרָ֣א'ez.Ra'H5830thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֞דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975uponעַֽל־'al-H5921a pulpit ofwoodעֵץ֮'etzH6086,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they hadmadeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213for thepurposeלַדָּבָר֒la.da.VarH1697; andbesideעַל־'al-H5921himstoodוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975Mattithiahמַתִּתְיָ֡הma.tit.YahH4993, andShemaוְשֶׁ֡מַעve.She.ma'H8087, andAnaiahוַ֠עֲנָיָהVa.'a.na.yahH6043, andUriahוְאוּרִיָּ֧הve.'u.ri.YahH223, andHilkiahוְחִלְקִיָּ֛הve.chil.ki.YahH2518, andMaaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הu.ma.'a.se.YahH4641, on hisrightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225handH3225; and on hisleftוּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹu.mi.se.mo.LoH8040handH3225,Pedaiahפְּ֠דָיָהPe.da.yahH6305, andMishaelוּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧לu.mi.sha.'ElH4332, andMalchijahוּמַלְכִּיָּ֛הu.mal.ki.YahH4441, andHashumוְחָשֻׁ֥םve.cha.ShumH2828, andHashbaddanahוְחַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָהve.chash.ba.Da.nahH2806,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahH2148, andMeshullamמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ פme.shu.LamH4918.

5AndEzraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830openedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605thebookהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971; (for he wasaboveמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971;) and when heopenedוּכְפִתְח֖וֹu.khe.fit.ChoH6605it,allכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971stoodH5975upH5975:

6andEzraעֶזְרָ֔א'ez.Ra'H5830blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, thegreatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. Andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971answeredוַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030,Amenאָמֵ֤ן׀'a.MenH543,Amenאָמֵן֙'a.MenH543, with theliftingבְּמֹ֣עַלbe.Mo.'alH4607upאֶת־'et-H853of theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027: and theybowedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812their heads, and worshipped theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068with theirfacesאַפַּ֥יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

7AlsoJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֡וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442, andBaniוּבָנִ֡יu.va.NiH1137, andSherebiahוְשֵׁרֵ֥בְיָ֣ה׀ve.she.Re.ve.YahH8274,Jaminיָמִ֡יןya.MinH3226,Akkubעַקּ֡וּב'a.KuvH6126,Shabbethaiשַׁבְּתַ֣י׀sha.be.TaiH7678,Hodiahהֽוֹדִיָּ֡הho.di.YahH1941,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֡הma.'a.se.YahH4641,Kelitaקְלִיטָ֣אke.li.Ta'H7042,Azariahעֲזַרְיָה֩'a.zar.YahH5838,Jozabadיוֹזָבָ֨דyo.za.VadH3107,Hananחָנָ֤ןcha.NanH2605,Pelaiahפְּלָאיָה֙pe.la.YahH6411, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, caused thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971tounderstandמְבִינִ֥יםme.vi.NimH995thelawלַתּוֹרָ֑הla.to.RahH8451: and thepeopleוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971stood in theirplaceעָמְדָֽם׃'a.me.DamH5977.

8And theyreadוַֽיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121in thebookבַסֵּ֛פֶרva.Se.ferH5612, in thelawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, distinctly; and theygaveH7121thesenseשֶׂ֔כֶלSe.khelH7922,soH7121that theyunderstoodוַיָּבִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Vi.nuH995thereadingH7121.

9AndNehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166,whichH1931was the Tirshatha, andEzraוְעֶזְרָ֣אve.'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֡רha.so.FerH5608, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֩ve.hal.vi.YimH3881thattaughtהַמְּבִינִ֨יםha.me.vi.NimH995thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, Thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117isholyקָדֹֽשׁ־ka.dosh-H6918unto theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;mournתִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּtit.'a.be.LuH56notאַל־'al-H408,norוְאַל־ve.'al-H408weepתִּבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058. Forallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971weptבוֹכִים֙vo.KhimH1058, when theyheardכְּשָׁמְעָ֖םke.sha.me.'AmH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thelawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

10Then hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,GoH7971yourwayH7971,eatאִכְל֨וּ'ikh.LuH398the fat, anddrinkוּשְׁת֣וּu.she.TuH8354thesweetמַֽמְתַקִּ֗יםmam.ta.KimH4477, andsendוְשִׁלְח֤וּve.shil.ChuH7971portionsמָנוֹת֙ma.nOtH4490unto him for whomnothingלְאֵ֣יןle.'EinH369ispreparedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559: for thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117isholyקָד֥וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918unto ourLordH3068:neitherH369be yegrievedתֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּte.'a.Tze.vuH6087; for thejoyחֶדְוַ֥תched.VatH2304of theLORDH3068is yourstrengthמָֽעֻזְּכֶֽם׃Ma.'u.ze.KhemH4581.

11Soכִּ֥יkiH3588theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881stilledallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, Hold your peace, for thedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117isholyקָדֹ֑שׁka.DoshH6918;neitherוְאַל־ve.'al-H408be yegrievedתֵּעָצֵֽבוּ׃te.'a.Tze.vuH6087.

12Andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971went theirwayH1697toeatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398, and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּוֹת֙ve.lish.tOtH8354, and tosendוּלְשַׁלַּ֣חu.le.sha.LachH7971portionsמָנ֔וֹתma.NotH4490, and tomakeוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419mirthשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they hadunderstoodהֵבִ֙ינוּ֙he.Vi.nuH995thewordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697that were declared unto them.

13And on thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֡יha.she.NiH8145dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117weregatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ֩ne.'es.FuH622togetherH622theheadsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218offathers’הָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses ofallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, untoEzraעֶזְרָ֖א'ez.Ra'H5830thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608, even to give attention to thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thelawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

14And theyfoundוַֽיִּמְצְא֖וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672writtenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789in thelawבַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.RahH8451,howH834that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hadcommandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680byMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, that thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478shoulddwellיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427inboothsבַּסֻּכּ֛וֹתba.su.KotH5521in thefeastבֶּחָ֖גbe.ChagH2282of theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320:

15and that they should publish andproclaimיַשְׁמִ֗יעוּyash.Mi.'uH8085inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theircitiesעָרֵיהֶם֮'a.rei.HemH5892, and inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Goצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318forthH3318unto themountהָהָ֗רha.HarH2022, and fetcholiveזַ֙יִת֙za.yitH2132branchesעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5929, andbranchesוַעֲלֵי־va.'a.lei-H5929of wildoliveH2132, andmyrtleהֲדַס֙ha.DasH1918branchesוַעֲלֵ֤יva.'a.LeiH5929, andpalmתְמָרִ֔יםte.ma.RimH8558branchesוַעֲלֵ֣יva.'a.LeiH5929, andbranchesוַעֲלֵ֖יva.'a.LeiH5929of thicktreesH6086, tomakeלַעֲשֹׂ֥תla.'a.SotH6213boothsסֻכֹּ֖תsu.KotH5521, as it iswrittenכַּכָּתֽוּב׃ פka.ka.TuvH3789.

16SoH6213thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971wentH3318forthH3318, andbroughtוַיָּבִיאוּ֒vai.ya.vi.'UH935them, andmadeH6213themselvesH1992boothsסֻכּ֜וֹתsu.KotH5521,everyאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376oneuponעַל־'al-H5921theroofגַּגּוֹ֙ga.GoH1406of hishouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and in theircourtsH8179, and in thecourtsH8179of thehouseH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and in the broadplaceH1004of thewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179, and in the broadplaceH1004of thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

17Andallכָֽל־khol-H3605thecongregationהַ֠קָּהָלHa.ka.holH6951of them that werecomeוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961againהַשָּׁבִ֨יםha.sha.VimH7725outמִן־min-H4480of thecaptivityהַשְּׁבִ֥י׀ha.she.ViH7628madeוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213boothsסֻכּוֹת֮su.kOtH5521, anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in theboothsבַסֻּכּוֹת֒va.su.kOtH5521: forsinceכִּ֣יkiH3588thedaysמִימֵי֩mi.MeiH3117ofJeshuaיֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֥וּןnunH5126unto thatdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117hadnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478doneעָשׂ֡וּ'a.SuH6213soכֵּן֙kenH3651. And there wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419gladnessשִׂמְחָ֖הsim.ChahH8057.

18Alsodayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117bydayבְּי֔וֹםbe.YomH3117, from thefirstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117unto thelastהָאַחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, hereadוַ֠יִּקְרָאVai.yik.ra'H7121in thebookבְּסֵ֨פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of thelawתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430. And theykeptוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213thefeastחָג֙chagH2282sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117; and on theeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֛יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֧וֹםu.vai.YomH3117was asolemnH6116assemblyעֲצֶ֖רֶת'a.Tze.retH6116accordingH4941unto theordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ פka.mish.PatH4941.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 8

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