My LORD’s BibleNehemiah 8
1And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
וַיֵּאָסְפוּ כָל־הָעָם כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד אֶל־הָרְחֹוב אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי שַׁעַר־הַמָּיִם וַיֹּאמְרוּ לְעֶזְרָא הַסֹּפֵר לְהָבִיא אֶת־סֵפֶר תֹּורַת מֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ (6886)
See also: Ezra 7:6, 2 Chronicles 34:15, Nehemiah 3:26, Zephaniah 2:1, Deuteronomy 31:11, Ezra 7:10, Matthew 13:52, Judges 20:1, Ezra 3:1-13, Ezra 7:11, Nehemiah 12:37, Leviticus 8:3, Leviticus 9:5, Deuteronomy 33:10, Judges 20:8, 2 Kings 22:10, 2 Kings 23:2, 1 Chronicles 24:6, 2 Chronicles 32:6, 2 Chronicles 34:30
2And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
וַיָּבִיא עֶזְרָא הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַתֹּורָה לִפְנֵי הַקָּהָל מֵאִישׁ וְעַד־אִשָּׁה וְכֹל מֵבִין לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּיֹום אֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי׃ (3859)
See also: Leviticus 23:24, James 1:19, Leviticus 10:11, Nehemiah 9:1, Joshua 8:34, Joshua 8:35, Nehemiah 8:9, Malachi 2:7, Numbers 29:1, Deuteronomy 17:18, Deuteronomy 29:10, Deuteronomy 31:9-13, Ezra 7:1, Nehemiah 10:28, Isaiah 28:9, Acts 5:14, Acts 15:21, 2 Chronicles 17:7-9
3And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
וַיִּקְרָא־בֹו לִפְנֵי הָרְחֹוב אֲשֶׁר ׀ לִפְנֵי שַׁעַר־הַמַּיִם מִן־הָאֹור עַד־מַחֲצִית הַיֹּום נֶגֶד הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַמְּבִינִים וְאָזְנֵי כָל־הָעָם אֶל־סֵפֶר הַתֹּורָה׃ (5300)
See also: Nehemiah 3:26, Revelation 3:22, Nehemiah 8:16, Nehemiah 9:3, Nehemiah 12:37, Luke 4:16-20, Luke 19:48, Acts 20:7, Hebrews 2:1-3, Revelation 2:29, Nehemiah 13:1, Jeremiah 36:8, Matthew 7:28-29, Mark 12:37, Luke 8:18, Acts 13:15, Acts 13:27, Acts 15:21, Acts 16:14, Acts 17:11
4And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
וַיַּעֲמֹד עֶזְרָא הַסֹּפֵר עַל־מִגְדַּל־עֵץ אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ לַדָּבָר וַיַּעֲמֹד אֶצְלֹו מַתִּתְיָה וְשֶׁמַע וַעֲנָיָה וְאוּרִיָּה וְחִלְקִיָּה וּמַעֲשֵׂיָה עַל־יְמִינֹו וּמִשְּׂמֹאלֹו פְּדָיָה וּמִישָׁאֵל וּמַלְכִּיָּה וְחָשֻׁם וְחַשְׁבַּדָּנָה זְכַרְיָה מְשֻׁלָּם׃ (7307)
See also: 2 Chronicles 6:13, 1 Chronicles 9:7, Ezra 10:18, Ezra 10:29, Ezra 10:33, Nehemiah 3:23, Nehemiah 3:25, Nehemiah 7:11, Nehemiah 8:1, Nehemiah 8:7, Nehemiah 10:3, Nehemiah 10:7, Nehemiah 10:18, Nehemiah 10:20, Nehemiah 10:25, Nehemiah 11:5, Nehemiah 11:7, Nehemiah 12:13, Nehemiah 13:13, Matthew 23:2
5And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
וַיִּפְתַּח עֶזְרָא הַסֵּפֶר לְעֵינֵי כָל־הָעָם כִּי־מֵעַל כָּל־הָעָם הָיָה וּכְפִתְחֹו עָמְדוּ כָל־הָעָם׃ (2622)
6And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
וַיְבָרֶךְ עֶזְרָא אֶת־יְהוָה הָאֱלֹהִים הַגָּדֹול וַיַּעֲנוּ כָל־הָעָם אָמֵן ׀ אָמֵן בְּמֹעַל יְדֵיהֶם וַיִּקְּדוּ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ לַיהוָה אַפַּיִם אָרְצָה׃ (3121)
See also: 1 Timothy 2:8, Lamentations 3:41, Exodus 4:31, 1 Chronicles 16:36, 2 Chronicles 20:18, Revelation 7:11, Genesis 24:26, Nehemiah 5:13, Psalms 134:2, 1 Corinthians 14:16, Revelation 19:4, Exodus 12:27, Leviticus 9:24, 1 Chronicles 29:20, Psalms 72:18-19, Genesis 14:22, 2 Chronicles 6:4, 2 Chronicles 29:30, Psalms 28:2, Psalms 41:13
7Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
וְיֵשׁוּעַ וּבָנִי וְשֵׁרֵבְיָה ׀ יָמִין עַקּוּב שַׁבְּתַי ׀ הֹודִיָּה מַעֲשֵׂיָה קְלִיטָא עֲזַרְיָה יֹוזָבָד חָנָן פְּלָאיָה וְהַלְוִיִּם מְבִינִים אֶת־הָעָם לַתֹּורָה וְהָעָם עַל־עָמְדָם׃ (4924)
See also: Nehemiah 9:4, Leviticus 10:11, 2 Chronicles 17:7, Ezra 10:22-23, Nehemiah 3:23, Nehemiah 8:12, Nehemiah 9:3, Malachi 2:7, Deuteronomy 27:14, Deuteronomy 33:10, 1 Kings 8:14, 1 Chronicles 9:4, 2 Chronicles 17:9, 2 Chronicles 30:22, 2 Chronicles 35:3, Ezra 7:25, Ezra 8:18, Ezra 8:33, Ezra 10:18, Nehemiah 3:17
8So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
וַיִּקְרְאוּ בַסֵּפֶר בְּתֹורַת הָאֱלֹהִים מְפֹרָשׁ וְשֹׂום שֶׂכֶל וַיָּבִינוּ בַּמִּקְרָא׃ (3513)
See also: Luke 24:45, Acts 28:23, Leviticus 10:11, Habakkuk 2:2, Luke 24:27, Luke 24:32, Acts 8:30-35, Acts 17:2-3, Matthew 5:21-22, Matthew 5:27-28, 2 Kings 22:13, Ezra 4:18, Isaiah 32:4, Ezekiel 46:10
9And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
וַיֹּאמֶר נְחֶמְיָה הוּא הַתִּרְשָׁתָא וְעֶזְרָא הַכֹּהֵן ׀ הַסֹּפֵר וְהַלְוִיִּם הַמְּבִינִים אֶת־הָעָם לְכָל־הָעָם הַיֹּום קָדֹשׁ־הוּא לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אַל־תִּתְאַבְּלוּ וְאַל־תִּבְכּוּ כִּי בֹוכִים כָּל־הָעָם כְּשָׁמְעָם אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַתֹּורָה׃ (7312)
See also: 2 Chronicles 15:3, Deuteronomy 12:12, Nehemiah 7:65, Nehemiah 7:70, Ecclesiastes 3:4, Deuteronomy 16:14, Ezra 10:1, Deuteronomy 16:11, Nehemiah 8:2, Nehemiah 12:26, Leviticus 23:24, Deuteronomy 12:7, Ezra 2:63, Nehemiah 10:1, Isaiah 61:3, Colossians 2:16, Exodus 12:14, Numbers 29:1-6, Deuteronomy 26:14, 2 Kings 22:11
10Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם לְכוּ אִכְלוּ מַשְׁמַנִּים וּשְׁתוּ מַמְתַקִּים וְשִׁלְחוּ מָנֹות לְאֵין נָכֹון לֹו כִּי־קָדֹושׁ הַיֹּום לַאֲדֹנֵינוּ וְאַל־תֵּעָצֵבוּ כִּי־חֶדְוַת יְהוָה הִיא מָעֻזְּכֶם׃ (5290)
See also: Psalms 28:7-8, Proverbs 17:22, 2 Corinthians 12:8-9, Ecclesiastes 9:7, Isaiah 12:1-3, Isaiah 61:10, Psalms 149:2, Esther 9:19, 2 Corinthians 8:2, Psalms 118:24, Esther 9:22, Ecclesiastes 2:24, Ecclesiastes 3:13, Philippians 4:7, Isaiah 35:1-4, Philippians 3:4, Ecclesiastes 5:18, Song of Solomon 5:1, Isaiah 6:7-8, Luke 11:41
11So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
וְהַלְוִיִּם מַחְשִׁים לְכָל־הָעָם לֵאמֹר הַסּוּ כִּי הַיֹּום קָדֹשׁ וְאַל־תֵּעָצֵבוּ׃ (2132)
See also: Esther 2:18, Numbers 13:30
12And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
וַיֵּלְכוּ כָל־הָעָם לֶאֱכֹל וְלִשְׁתֹּות וּלְשַׁלַּח מָנֹות וְלַעֲשֹׂות שִׂמְחָה גְדֹולָה כִּי הֵבִינוּ בַּדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר הֹודִיעוּ לָהֶם׃ (4581)
See also: Psalms 119:174, James 1:19, Nehemiah 8:7-8, Psalms 119:72, Psalms 119:97, Psalms 119:103-104, Psalms 119:111, Psalms 119:127, Psalms 119:130, Psalms 119:171, Jeremiah 30:19, Luke 24:32, Job 23:12, Psalms 19:8-11, Psalms 119:14, Psalms 119:16, 1 Chronicles 29:22, Psalms 126:1-3, Proverbs 2:10-11, Proverbs 24:13-14
13And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
וּבַיֹּום הַשֵּׁנִי נֶאֶסְפוּ רָאשֵׁי הָאָבֹות לְכָל־הָעָם הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם אֶל־עֶזְרָא הַסֹּפֵר וּלְהַשְׂכִּיל אֶל־דִּבְרֵי הַתֹּורָה׃ (3891)
See also: 2 Chronicles 17:7, Deuteronomy 31:11, Proverbs 2:1-6, Proverbs 8:33-34, Proverbs 12:1, Deuteronomy 33:10, 2 Chronicles 7:8, 2 Chronicles 30:23, Ezra 7:6, Nehemiah 8:7-8, Mark 6:33-34, Luke 19:47-48, Luke 24:32, Acts 4:1, Acts 13:42, 2 Timothy 2:24-25
14And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:
וַיִּמְצְאוּ כָּתוּב בַּתֹּורָה אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר יֵשְׁבוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּסֻּכֹּות בֶּחָג בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי׃ (4817)
See also: Leviticus 23:34, Leviticus 23:40-43, Deuteronomy 16:13-15, Ezra 3:4, Zechariah 14:16-19, Genesis 33:17, Leviticus 23:42, John 7:2, Jeremiah 35:6, Exodus 23:16, Numbers 29:12, 1 Kings 8:2, 2 Kings 22:10, Ezra 3:1, Ezra 10:3, Jeremiah 35:7, Ezekiel 45:25
15And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
וַאֲשֶׁר יַשְׁמִיעוּ וְיַעֲבִירוּ קֹול בְּכָל־עָרֵיהֶם וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם לֵאמֹר צְאוּ הָהָר וְהָבִיאוּ עֲלֵי־זַיִת וַעֲלֵי־עֵץ שֶׁמֶן וַעֲלֵי הֲדַס וַעֲלֵי תְמָרִים וַעֲלֵי עֵץ עָבֹת לַעֲשֹׂת סֻכֹּת כַּכָּתוּב׃ (7622)
See also: Leviticus 23:40, Leviticus 23:4, Deuteronomy 16:16, Genesis 8:11, Judges 9:48-49, Hosea 12:9, Matthew 21:1, John 12:13, Revelation 7:9
16So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
וַיֵּצְאוּ הָעָם וַיָּבִיאוּ וַיַּעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם סֻכֹּות אִישׁ עַל־גַּגֹּו וּבְחַצְרֹתֵיהֶם וּבְחַצְרֹות בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים וּבִרְחֹוב שַׁעַר הַמַּיִם וּבִרְחֹוב שַׁעַר אֶפְרָיִם׃ (5629)
See also: 1 Corinthians 10:31, 2 Kings 14:13, Nehemiah 12:39, 2 Chronicles 25:23, Nehemiah 3:26, Nehemiah 12:37, 1 Samuel 9:25, 2 Chronicles 32:6, Nehemiah 8:3, Jeremiah 32:29, Deuteronomy 22:8, 2 Samuel 11:2, 2 Chronicles 20:5, 2 Chronicles 33:5, Nehemiah 8:1, Jeremiah 19:13
17And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ כָל־הַקָּהָל הַשָּׁבִים מִן־הַשְּׁבִי ׀ סֻכֹּות וַיֵּשְׁבוּ בַסֻּכֹּות כִּי לֹא־עָשׂוּ מִימֵי יֵשׁוּעַ בִּן־נוּן כֵּן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד הַיֹּום הַהוּא וַתְּהִי שִׂמְחָה גְּדֹולָה מְאֹד׃ (5417)
See also: 2 Chronicles 8:13, 2 Chronicles 7:8-10, Ezra 3:4, 1 Chronicles 29:22, 2 Chronicles 30:21-23, 2 Chronicles 30:26, 2 Chronicles 35:18, Nehemiah 12:27, Jeremiah 30:19, John 1:14, Hebrews 4:8, Hebrews 11:9, Hebrews 11:13, Joshua 1:1
18Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.
וַיִּקְרָא בְּסֵפֶר תֹּורַת הָאֱלֹהִים יֹום ׀ בְּיֹום מִן־הַיֹּום הָרִאשֹׁון עַד הַיֹּום הָאַחֲרֹון וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־חָג שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וּבַיֹּום הַשְּׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת כַּמִּשְׁפָּט׃ (5951)
See also: Leviticus 23:36, Numbers 29:35, John 7:37, Deuteronomy 31:10-13, Joel 1:14, Leviticus 23:41, Numbers 29:12, Deuteronomy 31:11, Deuteronomy 33:10, 2 Kings 22:10, 2 Chronicles 7:9, 2 Chronicles 30:22, James 1:19