Nehemiah 8
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וַיֵּאָסְפ֤וּand they gatheredכָל־allהָעָם֙the peopleכְּאִ֣ישׁlike a personאֶחָ֔דoneאֶל־toהָ֣רְח֔וֹבthe open spaceאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichלִפְנֵ֣יwas to beforeשַֽׁעַר־the gate ofהַמָּ֑יִםthe waterוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙and they saidלְעֶזְרָ֣אto Ezraהַסֹּפֵ֔רthe scribeלְהָבִ֗יאto bringאֶת־obj.סֵ֙פֶר֙the scroll ofתּוֹרַ֣תthe law ofמֹשֶׁ֔הMosesאֲשֶׁר־whichצִוָּ֥הhe had commandedיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיִּקְרָא־and he read aloudבוֹ֩in itלִפְנֵ֨יto beforeהָרְח֜וֹבthe open spaceאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀whichלִפְנֵ֣יwas to beforeשַֽׁעַר־the gate ofהַמַּ֗יִםthe waterמִן־fromהָאוֹר֙the lightעַד־untilמַחֲצִ֣יתthe middle ofהַיּ֔וֹםthe dayנֶ֛גֶדbeforeהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםthe menוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםand the womenוְהַמְּבִינִ֑יםand the ones who understoodוְאָזְנֵ֥יand the ears ofכָל־allהָעָ֖םthe peopleאֶל־were toסֵ֥פֶרthe scroll ofהַתּוֹרָֽה׃the law
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וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֞דand he stoodעֶזְרָ֣אEzraהַסֹּפֵ֗רthe scribeעַֽל־onמִגְדַּל־a high platform ofעֵץ֮woodאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעָשׂ֣וּpeople had madeלַדָּבָר֒for the matterוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֣דand he stoodאֶצְל֡וֹbeside himמַתִּתְיָ֡הMattithiahוְשֶׁ֡מַעand Shemaוַ֠עֲנָיָהand Anaiahוְאוּרִיָּ֧הand Uriahוְחִלְקִיָּ֛הand Hilkiahוּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הand Maaseiahעַל־onיְמִינ֑וֹright hand hisוּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹand from left hisפְּ֠דָיָהPedaiahוּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧לand Mishaelוּמַלְכִּיָּ֛הand Malkijahוְחָשֻׁ֥םand Hashumוְחַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָהand Hashbaddanahזְכַרְיָ֥הZechariahמְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ פMeshullam
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וַיְבָ֣רֶךְand he blessedעֶזְרָ֔אEzraאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֥הYahwehהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godהַגָּד֑וֹלthe greatוַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּand they answeredכָל־allהָעָ֜םthe peopleאָמֵ֤ן׀amenאָמֵן֙amenבְּמֹ֣עַלin the raising ofיְדֵיהֶ֔םhands theirוַיִּקְּד֧וּand they bowed lowוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛and they bowed downלַיהוָ֖הto Yahwehאַפַּ֥יִםfaceאָֽרְצָה׃the ground towards
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וְיֵשׁ֡וּעַand Jeshuaוּבָנִ֡יand Baniוְשֵׁרֵ֥בְיָ֣ה׀and Sherebiahיָמִ֡יןJaminעַקּ֡וּבAkkubשַׁבְּתַ֣י׀Shabbethaiהֽוֹדִיָּ֡הHodiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֡הMaaseiahקְלִיטָ֣אKelitaעֲזַרְיָה֩Azariahיוֹזָבָ֨דJozabadחָנָ֤ןHananפְּלָאיָה֙Pelaiahוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םand the Levitesמְבִינִ֥יםwere causing to understandאֶת־obj.הָעָ֖םthe peopleלַתּוֹרָ֑הto the lawוְהָעָ֖םand the peopleעַל־were atעָמְדָֽם׃place their
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidנְחֶמְיָ֣הNehemiahה֣וּאheהַתִּרְשָׁ֡תָאwas the governorוְעֶזְרָ֣אand Ezraהַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀the priestהַסֹּפֵ֡רthe scribeוְהַלְוִיִּם֩and the Levitesהַמְּבִינִ֨יםwho were causing to understandאֶת־obj.הָעָ֜םthe peopleלְכָל־to allהָעָ֗םthe peopleהַיּ֤וֹםthis dayקָדֹֽשׁ־is holyהוּא֙itלַיהוָ֣הto Yahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔םGod yourאַל־may notתִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּyou mournוְאַל־and may notתִּבְכּ֑וּyou weepכִּ֤יforבוֹכִים֙were weepingכָּל־allהָעָ֔םthe peopleכְּשָׁמְעָ֖םwhen heard theyאֶת־obj.דִּבְרֵ֥יthe words ofהַתּוֹרָֽה׃the law
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidלָהֶ֡םto themלְכוּ֩goאִכְל֨וּeatמַשְׁמַנִּ֜יםfat foodsוּשְׁת֣וּand drinkמַֽמְתַקִּ֗יםsweet thingsוְשִׁלְח֤וּand sendמָנוֹת֙portionsלְאֵ֣יןto any whom nothingנָכ֣וֹןis preparedל֔וֹfor himכִּֽי־forקָד֥וֹשׁis holyהַיּ֖וֹםthis dayלַאֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּto lords ourוְאַל־and may notתֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּyou be grievedכִּֽי־forחֶדְוַ֥תthe joy ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehהִ֥יאitמָֽעֻזְּכֶֽם׃is refuge your
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וּבַיּ֣וֹםand on the dayהַשֵּׁנִ֡יthe secondנֶאֶסְפוּ֩they gatheredרָאשֵׁ֨יthe leaders ofהָאָב֜וֹתthe fathersלְכָל־of allהָעָ֗םthe peopleהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙the priestsוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םand the Levitesאֶל־toעֶזְרָ֖אEzraהַסֹּפֵ֑רthe scribeוּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖ילand to gain insightאֶל־intoדִּבְרֵ֥יthe words ofהַתּוֹרָֽה׃the law
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וַֽיִּמְצְא֖וּand they foundכָּת֣וּבwrittenבַּתּוֹרָ֑הin the lawאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichצִוָּ֤הhe had commandedיְהוָה֙Yahwehבְּיַד־by the hand ofמֹשֶׁ֔הMosesאֲשֶׁר֩thatיֵשְׁב֨וּthey will dwellבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לIsraelבַּסֻּכּ֛וֹתin the boothsבֶּחָ֖גat the festivalבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁin the monthהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃the seventh
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וַאֲשֶׁ֣רand thatיַשְׁמִ֗יעוּthey will make proclamationוְיַעֲבִ֨ירוּand they may cause to passק֥וֹלa proclamationבְּכָל־in allעָרֵיהֶם֮cities theirוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םand in Jerusalemלֵאמֹר֒to sayingצְא֣וּgo outהָהָ֗רthe hill countryוְהָבִ֙יאוּ֙and bringעֲלֵי־leaves ofזַ֙יִת֙oliveוַעֲלֵי־and leaves ofעֵ֣ץtrees ofשֶׁ֔מֶןoilוַעֲלֵ֤יand leaves ofהֲדַס֙myrtleוַעֲלֵ֣יand leaves ofתְמָרִ֔יםpalm treesוַעֲלֵ֖יand leaves ofעֵ֣ץtreesעָבֹ֑תleafyלַעֲשֹׂ֥תto makeסֻכֹּ֖תboothsכַּכָּתֽוּב׃ פaccording to the what is written
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וַיֵּצְא֣וּand they went outהָעָם֮the peopleוַיָּבִיאוּ֒and they brought leavesוַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩and they madeלָהֶ֨םfor themselvesסֻכּ֜וֹתboothsאִ֤ישׁeach oneעַל־onגַּגּוֹ֙own roof hisוּבְחַצְרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םand in courtyards theirוּבְחַצְר֖וֹתand in the courtyards ofבֵּ֣יתthe house ofהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםthe Godוּבִרְחוֹב֙and in the open space ofשַׁ֣עַרthe gate ofהַמַּ֔יִםthe waterוּבִרְח֖וֹבand in the open space ofשַׁ֥עַרthe gate ofאֶפְרָֽיִם׃Ephraim
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וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֣וּand they madeכָֽל־allהַ֠קָּהָלthe assemblyהַשָּׁבִ֨יםwhich had returnedמִן־fromהַשְּׁבִ֥י׀the captivityסֻכּוֹת֮boothsוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּand they dweltבַסֻּכּוֹת֒in the boothsכִּ֣יforלֹֽא־notעָשׂ֡וּthey had doneמִימֵי֩since the days ofיֵשׁ֨וּעַJeshuaבִּן־the son ofנ֥וּןNunכֵּן֙thusבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַה֑וּאthe thatוַתְּהִ֥יand it wasשִׂמְחָ֖הjoyגְּדוֹלָ֥הgreatמְאֹֽד׃very
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וַ֠יִּקְרָאand he read aloudבְּסֵ֨פֶרin the scroll ofתּוֹרַ֤תthe law ofהָאֱלֹהִים֙the Godי֣וֹם׀a dayבְּי֔וֹםin a dayמִן־fromהַיּוֹם֙the dayהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןthe firstעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהָאַחֲר֑וֹןthe lastוַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־and they celebratedחָג֙a festivalשִׁבְעַ֣תsevenיָמִ֔יםdaysוּבַיּ֧וֹםand on the dayהַשְּׁמִינִ֛יthe eighthעֲצֶ֖רֶתan assemblyכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ פaccording to the ordinance
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