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Nehemiah 8

1And all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971gathered themselvestogetherוַיֵּאָסְפ֤וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622asoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376in thestreetהָ֣רְח֔וֹבha.re.ChovH7339that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thewaterהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179; and theyspokeוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559toEzraלְעֶזְרָ֣אle.'ez.Ra'H5830thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608tobringלְהָבִ֗יאle.ha.Vi'H935thebookסֵ֙פֶר֙se.ferH5612of thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, which theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndEzraעֶזְרָ֣א'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548broughtוַיָּבִ֣יאvai.ya.Vi'H935thelawהַתּוֹרָ֞הha.to.RahH8451beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440thecongregationהַקָּהָל֙ha.ka.HalH6951both ofmenמֵאִ֣ישׁme.'IshH376andwomenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802, and all that couldhearלִשְׁמֹ֑עַlish.Mo.a'H8085withunderstandingמֵבִ֣יןme.VinH995, upon thefirstאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

3And hereadוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121in itbeforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440thestreetהָרְח֜וֹבha.re.ChovH7339that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thewaterהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179from themorningהָאוֹר֙ha.'OrH216untilmiddayמַחֲצִ֣ית הַיּ֔וֹםma.cha.Tzit hai.YomH4276 H3117, before themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582and thewomenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802, and those that couldunderstandוְהַמְּבִינִ֑יםve.ha.me.vi.NimH995; and theearsוְאָזְנֵ֥יve.'a.ze.NeiH241of all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971were attentive to thebookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of thelawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

4AndEzraעֶזְרָ֣א'ez.Ra'H5830thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֞דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975upon apulpitמִגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026ofwoodעֵץ֮'etzH6086, which they hadmadeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213for thepurposeלַדָּבָר֒la.da.VarH1697; andbesideאֶצְל֡וֹ'etz.LoH681himstoodוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975Mattithiahמַתִּתְיָ֡הma.tit.YahH4993, andShemaוְשֶׁ֡מַעve.She.ma'H8087, andAnaiahוַ֠עֲנָיָהVa.'a.na.yahH6043, andUrijahוְאוּרִיָּ֧הve.'u.ri.YahH223, andHilkiahוְחִלְקִיָּ֛הve.chil.ki.YahH2518, andMaaseiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הu.ma.'a.se.YahH4641, on his righthandיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225; and on his lefthandוּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹu.mi.se.mo.LoH8040,Pedaiahפְּ֠דָיָהPe.da.yahH6305, andMishaelוּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧לu.mi.sha.'ElH4332, andMalchiahוּמַלְכִּיָּ֛הu.mal.ki.YahH4441, andHashumוְחָשֻׁ֥םve.cha.ShumH2828, andHashbadanaוְחַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָהve.chash.ba.Da.nahH2806,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahH2148, andMeshullamמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ פme.shu.LamH4918.

5AndEzraעֶזְרָ֤א'ez.Ra'H5830openedוַיִּפְתַּ֨חvai.yif.TachH6605thebookהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612in thesightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971; (for he was above all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971;) and when heopenedוּכְפִתְח֖וֹu.khe.fit.ChoH6605it, all thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971stoodupעָֽמְד֥וּ'a.me.DuH5975:

6AndEzraעֶזְרָ֔א'ez.Ra'H5830blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, thegreatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. And all thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971answeredוַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030,Amenאָמֵ֤ן׀'a.MenH543,Amenאָמֵן֙'a.MenH543, withliftingבְּמֹ֣עַלbe.Mo.'alH4607theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֔םye.dei.HemH3027: and theybowedוַיִּקְּד֧וּvai.yi.ke.DuH6915their heads, andworshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.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,Hodijahהֽוֹדִיָּ֡הho.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.

8So theyreadוַֽיִּקְרְא֥וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121in thebookבַסֵּ֛פֶרva.Se.ferH5612in thelawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430distinctlyמְפֹרָ֑שׁme.fo.RashH6567, andgaveוְשׂ֣וֹםve.SomH7760thesenseשֶׂ֔כֶלSe.khelH7922, and caused them tounderstandוַיָּבִ֖ינוּvai.ya.Vi.nuH995thereadingבַּמִּקְרָֽא׃ סba.mik.Ra'H4744.

9AndNehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣הne.chem.YahH5166, who is theTirshathaהַתִּרְשָׁ֡תָאha.tir.Sha.ta'H8660, andEzraוְעֶזְרָ֣אve.'ez.Ra'H5830thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ha.ko.HenH3548thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֡רha.so.FerH5608, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֩ve.hal.vi.YimH3881thattaughtהַמְּבִינִ֨יםha.me.vi.NimH995thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to all thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, Thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117isholyקָדֹֽשׁ־ka.dosh-H6918to theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;mournתִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּtit.'a.be.LuH56not, norweepתִּבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058. For all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971weptבוֹכִים֙vo.KhimH1058, when theyheardכְּשָׁמְעָ֖םke.sha.me.'AmH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thelawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

10Then hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Go yourwayH3212,eatאִכְל֨וּ'ikh.LuH398thefatמַשְׁמַנִּ֜יםmash.ma.NimH4924, anddrinkוּשְׁת֣וּu.she.TuH8354thesweetמַֽמְתַקִּ֗יםmam.ta.KimH4477, andsendוְשִׁלְח֤וּve.shil.ChuH7971portionsמָנוֹת֙ma.nOtH4490to them for whom nothing ispreparedנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559: for thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117isholyקָד֥וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918to ourLordלַאֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּla.'a.do.Nei.nuH113: neither be yesadתֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּte.'a.Tze.vuH6087; for thejoyחֶדְוַ֥תched.VatH2304of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is yourstrengthמָֽעֻזְּכֶֽם׃Ma.'u.ze.KhemH4581.

11So theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881stilledמַחְשִׁ֤יםmach.ShimH2814all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559, Hold yourpeaceהַ֔סּוּHa.suH2013, for thedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117isholyקָדֹ֑שׁka.DoshH6918; neither be yegrievedתֵּעָצֵֽבוּ׃te.'a.Tze.vuH6087.

12And all thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971went theirwayH3212toeatלֶאֱכֹ֤לle.'e.KholH398, and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּוֹת֙ve.lish.tOtH8354, and tosendוּלְשַׁלַּ֣חu.le.sha.LachH7971portionsמָנ֔וֹתma.NotH4490, and tomakeוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419mirthשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057, because they hadunderstoodהֵבִ֙ינוּ֙he.Vi.nuH995thewordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697that weredeclaredהוֹדִ֖יעוּho.Di.'uH3045to them.

13And on thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֡יha.she.NiH8145dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםu.vai.YomH3117were gatheredtogetherנֶאֶסְפוּ֩ne.'es.FuH622theheadsרָאשֵׁ֨יra.SheiH7218of thefathersהָאָב֜וֹתha.'a.VotH1of all thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, toEzraעֶזְרָ֖א'ez.Ra'H5830thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608, even tounderstandוּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖ילu.le.has.KilH7919thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thelawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃ha.to.RahH8451.

14And theyfoundוַֽיִּמְצְא֖וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672writtenכָּת֣וּבka.TuvH3789in thelawבַּתּוֹרָ֑הba.to.RahH8451which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hadcommandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680byבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, that thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478shoulddwellיֵשְׁב֨וּye.she.VuH3427inboothsבַּסֻּכּ֛וֹתba.su.KotH5521in thefeastבֶּחָ֖גbe.ChagH2282of theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320:

15And that they shoulddeclareיַשְׁמִ֗יעוּyash.Mi.'uH8085andproclaimוְיַעֲבִ֨ירוּ ק֥וֹלve.ya.'a.Vi.ru KolH5674 H6963in all theircitiesעָרֵיהֶם֮'a.rei.HemH5892, and inJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Goforthצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318to themountהָהָ֗רha.HarH2022, andfetchוְהָבִ֙יאוּ֙ve.ha.Vi.'uH935oliveזַ֙יִת֙za.yitH2132branchesעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5929, andpineשֶׁ֔מֶןShe.menH8081branchesוַעֲלֵי־ עֵ֣ץva.'a.lei- 'etzH6086 H5929, andmyrtleהֲדַס֙ha.DasH1918branchesוַעֲלֵ֤יva.'a.LeiH5929, andpalmתְמָרִ֔יםte.ma.RimH8558branchesוַעֲלֵ֣יva.'a.LeiH5929, andbranchesוַעֲלֵ֖יva.'a.LeiH5929ofthickעָבֹ֑ת'a.VotH5687treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086, tomakeלַעֲשֹׂ֥תla.'a.SotH6213boothsסֻכֹּ֖תsu.KotH5521, as it iswrittenכַּכָּתֽוּב׃ פka.ka.TuvH3789.

16So thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971wentforthוַיֵּצְא֣וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318, andbroughtוַיָּבִיאוּ֒vai.ya.vi.'UH935them, andmadeוַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩vai.ya.'a.SuH6213themselvesboothsסֻכּ֜וֹתsu.KotH5521, everyoneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376upon the roof of hishouseגַּגּוֹ֙ga.GoH1406, and in theircourtsוּבְחַצְרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םu.ve.chatz.Ro.tei.HemH2691, and in thecourtsוּבְחַצְר֖וֹתu.ve.chatz.RotH2691of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and in thestreetוּבִרְחוֹב֙u.vir.chOvH7339of thewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179, and in thestreetוּבִרְח֖וֹבu.vir.ChovH7339of thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.

17And all thecongregationהַ֠קָּהָלHa.ka.holH6951of them that hadreturnedהַשָּׁבִ֨יםha.sha.VimH7725from thecaptivityהַשְּׁבִ֥י׀ha.she.ViH7628madeוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213boothsסֻכּוֹת֮su.kOtH5521, andsatוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427under theboothsבַסֻּכּוֹת֒va.su.kOtH5521: for since thedaysמִימֵי֩mi.MeiH3117ofJoshuaיֵשׁ֨וּעַye.Shu.a'H3442thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנ֥וּןnunH5126to thatdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117had not thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478donesoעָשׂ֡וּ'a.SuH6213. And there wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419gladnessשִׂמְחָ֖הsim.ChahH8057.

18Alsodayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117bydayבְּי֔וֹםbe.YomH3117, from thefirstהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117to 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 a solemnassemblyעֲצֶ֖רֶת'a.Tze.retH6116, according to themannerכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ פka.mish.PatH4941.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 8

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