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Nehemiah 8:1-12

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.

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