Revised Version 1895

Nehemiah 8:9-18

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.

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