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Nehemiah 8:9-18
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.
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 KolH5674H6963in 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- 'etzH6086H5929, 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
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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