Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 8:2-8

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.

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