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Nehemiah 8:7-13

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.

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