Nehemiah 8

The people gather as one at the Water Gate and request Ezra to read the Book of the Law of Moses, which YHWH commanded Israel; Ezra reads it from morning to midday, with Levites explaining it, prompting the people to worship YHWH, weep over their sin, but Nehemiah, Ezra, and the Levites urge joy as 'the joy of YHWH is your strength,' leading to feasting.[1][2][5] On the second day, leaders study the Law with Ezra, discover the command for the Feast of Tabernacles, proclaim it, and the people obey by dwelling in booths with branches for seven days with great joy, unobserved since Joshua's time.[1][2][4]

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Interlinear Text

Verse 1
and gathered and they were gathered all all of the people the gathered people as man as a man one one to toward the square the broad-place which that-which before to the face of gate gateway of the waters the waters and they said and they said to Ezra to Ezra to Ezera the scribe the record-keeper to bring to cause to come the object-marker book written record of of the law instruction of of Moses Mosheh Mosheh which that-which had commanded he commanded the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to object-marker Israel El-Contends Yiserael
וַ/יֵּאָסְפ֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 vayeasefu and gathered and they were gathered HC/VNw3mp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of HNcmsc הָ/עָם֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa כְּ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤊/𐤀𐤉𐤔 keish as man as a man HR/Ncmsa אֶחָ֔ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הָ֣/רְח֔וֹב 𐤄/𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤁 harechov the square the broad-place HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc שַֽׁעַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar gate gateway of HNcmsc הַ/מָּ֑יִם 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim Amanzi (Zulu) the waters the waters HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp לְ/עֶזְרָ֣א 𐤋/𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤀 leezera to Ezra to Ezra to Ezera HR/Np הַ/סֹּפֵ֔ר 𐤄/𐤎𐤐𐤓 hasofer the scribe the record-keeper HTd/Ncmsa לְ/הָבִ֗יא 𐤋/𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀 lehavi to bring to cause to come HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo סֵ֨פֶר֙ 𐤎𐤐𐤓 sefer book written record of HNcmsc תּוֹרַ֣ת 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 torat of the law instruction of HNcfsc מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh of Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr צִוָּ֥ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah had commanded he commanded HVpp3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 to object-marker HTo יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
Verse 2
and Ezra brought and he brought in Ezra Ezra Ezera the priest the officiating priest [direct object marker] object-marker the law the instruction before to the face of the assembly the assembly from man from a man and to and up to woman woman and all and the whole of who could understand understanding-giver to hear to hear on day in the day of one one of the month to the new-moon the seventh the seventh
וַ/יָּבִ֣יא 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀 vayavi and Ezra brought and he brought in HC/Vhw3ms עֶזְרָ֣א 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤀 ezera Ezra Ezra Ezera HNp הַ֠/כֹּהֵן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/תּוֹרָ֞ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 hatorah the law the instruction HTd/Ncfsa לִ/פְנֵ֤י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc הַ/קָּהָל֙ 𐤄/𐤒𐤄𐤋 haqahal the assembly the assembly HTd/Ncmsa מֵ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤔 meish from man from a man HR/Ncmsa וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead and to and up to HC/R אִשָּׁ֔ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah woman woman HNcfsa וְ/כֹ֖ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc מֵבִ֣ין 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤍 mevin who could understand understanding-giver HVhrmsa לִ/שְׁמֹ֑עַ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤏 lishemoa to hear to hear HR/Vqc בְּ/י֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom on day in the day of HR/Ncmsa אֶחָ֖ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa לַ/חֹ֥דֶשׁ 𐤋/𐤇𐤃𐤔 lachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) of the month to the new-moon HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁבִיעִֽי 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 hashevii the seventh the seventh HTd/Aomsa
Verse 3
and he read he called from it — before to the face of the square the broad-place that that-which before to the face of the gate gateway of of the waters the waters from from the light the light until up to midday half of of the day the day in the presence of in front of the men the men and the women and the women and those who could understand and the ones giving understanding and the ears of and ears of all all of the people the gathered people to toward the book written record of of the law the instruction
וַ/יִּקְרָא 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera and he read he called HC/Vqw3ms ב/וֹ֩ 𐤁/𐤅 vo from it HR/Sp3ms לִ/פְנֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc הָ/רְח֜וֹב 𐤄/𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤁 harechov the square the broad-place HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney-2 before to the face of HR/Ncbpc שַֽׁעַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar the gate gateway of HNcmsc הַ/מַּ֗יִם 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim Amanzi (Zulu) of the waters the waters HTd/Ncmpa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הָ/אוֹר֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤅𐤓 haor the light the light HTd/Ncbsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR מַחֲצִ֣ית 𐤌𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤕 machatsit midday half of HNcfsc הַ/יּ֔וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom of the day the day HTd/Ncmsa נֶ֛גֶד 𐤍𐤂𐤃 neged in the presence of in front of HR הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֥ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 haanashim the men the men HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/נָּשִׁ֖ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 vehanashim and the women and the women HC/Td/Ncfpa וְ/הַ/מְּבִינִ֑ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehamevinim and those who could understand and the ones giving understanding HC/Td/Vhrmpa וְ/אָזְנֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉 veazeney and the ears of and ears of HC/Ncfdc כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR סֵ֥פֶר 𐤎𐤐𐤓 sefer the book written record of HNcmsc הַ/תּוֹרָֽה 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 hatorah of the law the instruction HTd/Ncfsa
Verse 4
And Ezra stood and he stood Ezra Ezra Ezera the scribe the record-keeper upon upon pulpit elevated strong-tower of wood wood-tree of which that-which they had made they did for the purpose to the spoken matter and stood and he stood beside him at his side Mattithiah Gift of Yahweh Matiteyah and Shema and Hearer and Shema and Anaiah Yah has answered and Anayah and Uriah and Yahweh-is-my-light and Uriyah and Hilkiah and Yahweh-is-my-portion and Chileqiyah and Maaseiah and Yahweh’s deed and Maaseyah on upon his right hand his right hand and on his left hand and from his left side Pedaiah Yah has ransomed Pedayah and Mishael and Who-Is-Like-God and Mishael and Malchijah And My-King-is-Yah and Malekiyah and Hashum Enriched One and Chashum and Hashbaddanah And Thoughtful-Judge and Chashebadanah Zechariah Yahweh-remembers Zekhareyah Meshullam Recompensed one Meshulam
וַֽ/יַּעֲמֹ֞ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 vayaamod And Ezra stood and he stood HC/Vqw3ms עֶזְרָ֣א 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤀 ezera Ezra Ezra Ezera HNp הַ/סֹּפֵ֗ר 𐤄/𐤎𐤐𐤓 hasofer the scribe the record-keeper HTd/Ncmsa עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR מִגְדַּל 𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋 migedal pulpit elevated strong-tower HNcbsc עֵץ֮ 𐤏𐤑 ets of wood wood-tree of HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr עָשׂ֣וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu they had made they did HVqp3cp לַ/דָּבָר֒ 𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓 ladavar for the purpose to the spoken matter HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יַּֽעֲמֹ֣ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 vayaamod-2 and stood and he stood HC/Vqw3ms אֶצְל֡/וֹ 𐤀𐤑𐤋/𐤅 etselo beside him at his side HR/Sp3ms מַתִּתְיָ֡ה 𐤌𐤕𐤕𐤉𐤄 matiteyah Mattithiah Gift of Yahweh Matiteyah HNp וְ/שֶׁ֡מַע 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤏 veshema and Shema and Hearer and Shema HC/Np וַ֠/עֲנָיָה 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤄 vaanayah and Anaiah Yah has answered and Anayah HC/Np וְ/אוּרִיָּ֧ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤄 veuriyah and Uriah and Yahweh-is-my-light and Uriyah HC/Np וְ/חִלְקִיָּ֛ה 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤉𐤄 vechileqiyah and Hilkiah and Yahweh-is-my-portion and Chileqiyah HC/Np וּ/מַעֲשֵׂיָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄 umaaseyah and Maaseiah and Yahweh’s deed and Maaseyah HC/Np עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon HR יְמִינ֑/וֹ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤅 yemino his right hand his right hand HNcfsc/Sp3ms וּ/מִ/שְּׂמֹאל֗/וֹ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤋/𐤅 umisemolo and on his left hand and from his left side HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3ms פְּ֠דָיָה 𐤐𐤃𐤉𐤄 pedayah Pedaiah Yah has ransomed Pedayah HNp וּ/מִֽישָׁאֵ֧ל 𐤅/𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 umishael and Mishael and Who-Is-Like-God and Mishael HC/Np וּ/מַלְכִּיָּ֛ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤄 umalekiyah and Malchijah And My-King-is-Yah and Malekiyah HC/Np וְ/חָשֻׁ֥ם 𐤅/𐤇𐤔𐤌 vechashum and Hashum Enriched One and Chashum HC/Np וְ/חַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָה 𐤅/𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤃𐤍𐤄 vechashebadanah and Hashbaddanah And Thoughtful-Judge and Chashebadanah HC/Np זְכַרְיָ֥ה 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄 zekhareyah Zechariah Yahweh-remembers Zekhareyah HNp מְשֻׁלָּֽם 𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤌 meshulam Meshullam Recompensed one Meshulam HNp
Verse 6
and blessed and he bestowed blessing Ezra Ezra Ezera [direct object marker] object-marker the LORD Yahweh Yahweh the God the Mighty Ones the great the great one and answered and they responded all all of the people the gathered people Amen Surely Amen Surely lifting up in hand-raising their hands their two hands and they bowed and they bowed down and worshiped and they bowed themselves down to-the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh faces nostrils to the ground earthward
וַ/יְבָ֣רֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤊 vayevarekhe and blessed and he bestowed blessing HC/Vpw3ms עֶזְרָ֔א 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤀 ezera Ezra Ezra Ezera HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa הַ/גָּד֑וֹל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 hagadol the great the great one HTd/Aamsa וַ/יַּֽעֲנ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤅 vayaanu and answered and they responded HC/Vqw3mp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֜ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אָמֵ֤ן 𐤀𐤌𐤍 amen Amen Surely HD אָמֵן֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤍 amen-2 Amen Surely HD בְּ/מֹ֣עַל 𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤋 bemoal lifting up in hand-raising HR/Ncmsc יְדֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤌 yedeyhem their hands their two hands HNcbdc/Sp3mp וַ/יִּקְּד֧וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤃𐤅 vayiqedu and they bowed and they bowed down HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅 vayishetachavu and worshiped and they bowed themselves down HC/Vtw3mp לַ/יהוָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to-the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np אַפַּ֥יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤌 apayim faces nostrils HNcmda אָֽרְצָ/ה 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 aretsah to the ground earthward HNcbsa/Sd
Verse 7
and Jeshua and Yeshua and Yeshua and Bani And Built-One and Bani and Sherebiah and YHWH-is-burning and Shereveyah Jamin right hand Yamin Akkub Aqqûb Aquv Shabbethai Resting-one Shabetay Hodijah Yahweh is my splendor Hodiyah Maaseiah Yahweh has accomplished Maaseyah Kelita Taken-In One Qelita Azariah Yah has helped Azareyah Jozabad YHWH has bestowed Yozavad Hanan he showed favor Chanan Pelaiah Yah has distinguished Pelayah and the Levites and the Levites and the Leviyim causing-to-understand those giving insight [direct object marker] object-marker the people the gathered people concerning the law to the instruction and the people and the gathered people in upon their standing their standing-place
וְ/יֵשׁ֡וּעַ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏 veyeshua and Jeshua and Yeshua and Yeshua HC/Np וּ/בָנִ֡י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uvani and Bani And Built-One and Bani HC/Np וְ/שֵׁרֵ֥בְיָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤄 veshereveyah and Sherebiah and YHWH-is-burning and Shereveyah HC/Np יָמִ֡ין 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 yamin Jamin right hand Yamin HNp עַקּ֡וּב 𐤏𐤒𐤅𐤁 aquv Akkub Aqqûb Aquv HNp שַׁבְּתַ֣י 𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉 shabetay Shabbethai Resting-one Shabetay HNp הֽוֹדִיָּ֡ה 𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤄 hodiyah Hodijah Yahweh is my splendor Hodiyah HNp מַעֲשֵׂיָ֡ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄 maaseyah Maaseiah Yahweh has accomplished Maaseyah HNp קְלִיטָ֣א 𐤒𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤀 qelita Kelita Taken-In One Qelita HNp עֲזַרְיָה֩ 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤉𐤄 azareyah Azariah Yah has helped Azareyah HNp יוֹזָבָ֨ד 𐤉𐤅𐤆𐤁𐤃 yozavad Jozabad YHWH has bestowed Yozavad HNp חָנָ֤ן 𐤇𐤍𐤍 chanan Hanan he showed favor Chanan HNp פְּלָאיָה֙ 𐤐𐤋𐤀𐤉𐤄 pelayah Pelaiah Yah has distinguished Pelayah HNp וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 vehaleviyim and the Levites and the Levites and the Leviyim HC/Td/Ngmpa מְבִינִ֥ים 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 mevinim causing-to-understand those giving insight HVhrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/עָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa לַ/תּוֹרָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 latorah concerning the law to the instruction HRd/Ncfsa וְ/הָ/עָ֖ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤌 vehaam and the people and the gathered people HC/Td/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al in upon HR עָמְדָֽ/ם 𐤏𐤌𐤃/𐤌 amedam their standing their standing-place HNcmsc/Sp3mp
Verse 9
And he said and he said Nehemiah Yahweh-has-comforted Nechemeyah he [is] he the governor the imperial governor and Ezra and Ezra and Ezera the priest the officiating priest the scribe the record-keeper and the Levites and the Levites and the Leviyim who were instructing the insight-givers [direct object marker] object-marker the people the gathered people to all to the whole of the people the gathered people the day the day holy set-apart one it [is] he to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh your God your mighty one(s) not upon / over mourn may you mourn yourselves and not and do not weep may you weep for for/because weeping weeping ones all entirety of the people the gathered people as they heard as their hearing [direct object marker] object-marker the words words of of the law the instruction
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms נְחֶמְיָ֣ה 𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤄 nechemeyah Nehemiah Yahweh-has-comforted Nechemeyah HNp ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he [is] he HPp3ms הַ/תִּרְשָׁ֡תָא 𐤄/𐤕𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤀 hatireshata the governor the imperial governor HTd/Ncmsa וְ/עֶזְרָ֣א 𐤅/𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤀 veezera and Ezra and Ezra and Ezera HC/Np הַ/כֹּהֵ֣ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa הַ/סֹּפֵ֡ר 𐤄/𐤎𐤐𐤓 hasofer the scribe the record-keeper HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּם֩ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 vehaleviyim and the Levites and the Levites and the Leviyim HC/Td/Ngmpa הַ/מְּבִינִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 hamevinim who were instructing the insight-givers HTd/Vhrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/עָ֜ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal to all to the whole of HR/Ncmsc הָ/עָ֗ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-2 the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/יּ֤וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day HTd/Ncmsa קָדֹֽשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qadosh holy set-apart one HAamsa הוּא֙ 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu-2 it [is] he HPp3ms לַ/יהוָ֣ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np אֱלֹהֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your God your mighty one(s) HNcmpc/Sp2mp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over HTn תִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּ 𐤕𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤋𐤅 titeabelu mourn may you mourn yourselves HVtj2mp וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and not and do not HC/Tn תִּבְכּ֑וּ 𐤕𐤁𐤊𐤅 tiveku weep may you weep HVqj2mp כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC בוֹכִים֙ 𐤁𐤅𐤊𐤉𐤌 vokhim weeping weeping ones HVqrmpa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-3 the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa כְּ/שָׁמְעָ֖/ם 𐤊/𐤔𐤌𐤏/𐤌 keshameam as they heard as their hearing HR/Vqc/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo דִּבְרֵ֥י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey the words words of HNcmpc הַ/תּוֹרָֽה 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 hatorah of the law the instruction HTd/Ncfsa
Verse 10
Then he said and he said to them — Go Go eat Eat! the fat things fat-rich portions and drink And drink! the sweet drinks sweet delicacies and send and send out! portions allotted portions to him who has no to non-existence preparation being established for him — for for/because holy set-apart one is the day the day to our Lord to our Sovereign Lord and do not and do not be grieved may you be distressed for for/because the joy joy-of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh is she your strength your stronghold
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer Then he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֡ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp לְכוּ֩ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu Go Go HVqv2mp אִכְל֨וּ 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 ikhelu eat Eat! HVqv2mp מַשְׁמַנִּ֜ים 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤌 mashemanim the fat things fat-rich portions HNcmpa וּ/שְׁת֣וּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤕𐤅 ushetu and drink And drink! HC/Vqv2mp מַֽמְתַקִּ֗ים 𐤌𐤌𐤕𐤒𐤉𐤌 mametaqim the sweet drinks sweet delicacies HNcmpa וְ/שִׁלְח֤וּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤅 veshilechu and send and send out! HC/Vqv2mp מָנוֹת֙ 𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕 manot portions allotted portions HNcfpa לְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤍 leeyn to him who has no to non-existence HR/Tn נָכ֣וֹן 𐤍𐤊𐤅𐤍 nakhon preparation being established HVNrmsa ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for him HR/Sp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC קָד֥וֹשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤔 qadosh holy set-apart one HAamsa הַ/יּ֖וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom is the day the day HTd/Ncmsa לַ/אֲדֹנֵ֑י/נוּ 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤍𐤅 laadoneynu to our Lord to our Sovereign Lord HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cp וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and do not and do not HC/Tn תֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּ 𐤕𐤏𐤑𐤁𐤅 teatsevu be grieved may you be distressed HVNj2mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC חֶדְוַ֥ת 𐤇𐤃𐤅𐤕 chedevat the joy joy-of HNcfsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הִ֥יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi is she HPp3fs מָֽעֻזְּ/כֶֽם 𐤌𐤏𐤆/𐤊𐤌 mauzekhem your strength your stronghold HNcmsc/Sp2mp
Verse 12
and they went they went all all of the people the gathered people to eat to eat and to drink and to drink and to send and to expel portions allotted portions and to make and to do rejoicing glad rejoicing great great because for/because they understood they caused to discern the words in the spoken matters that that-which were declared cause to know (you plural) to them —
וַ/יֵּלְכ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and they went they went HC/Vqw3mp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֜ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa לֶ/אֱכֹ֤ל 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤋 leekhol to eat to eat HR/Vqc וְ/לִ/שְׁתּוֹת֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕 velishetot and to drink and to drink HC/R/Vqc וּ/לְ/שַׁלַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤇 uleshalach and to send and to expel HC/R/Vpc מָנ֔וֹת 𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕 manot portions allotted portions HNcfpa וְ/לַ/עֲשׂ֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 velaasot and to make and to do HC/R/Vqc שִׂמְחָ֣ה 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 simechah rejoicing glad rejoicing HNcfsa גְדוֹלָ֑ה 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 gedolah great great HAafsa כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC הֵבִ֨ינוּ֙ 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤅 hevinu they understood they caused to discern HVhp3cp בַּ/דְּבָרִ֔ים 𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 badevarim the words in the spoken matters HRd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr הוֹדִ֖יעוּ 𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏𐤅 hodiu were declared cause to know (you plural) HVhp3cp לָ/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp
Verse 13
And on the day and in the day the second the second one were gathered were gathered heads heads of of the fathers the fathers of all to the whole of the people the gathered people the priests the officiating-priests and the Levites and the Levites and the Leviyim to toward Ezra Ezra Ezera the scribe the record-keeper to understand and to make wise to toward the words words of of the Law the instruction
וּ/בַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 uvayom And on the day and in the day HC/Rd/Ncmsa הַ/שֵּׁנִ֡י 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤉 hasheni the second the second one HTd/Aomsa נֶאֶסְפוּ֩ 𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 neesefu were gathered were gathered HVNp3cp רָאשֵׁ֨י 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 rashey heads heads of HNcmpc הָ/אָב֜וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 haavot of the fathers the fathers HTd/Ncmpa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal of all to the whole of HR/Ncmsc הָ/עָ֗ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/כֹּֽהֲנִים֙ 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 hakohanim the priests the officiating-priests HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 vehaleviyim and the Levites and the Levites and the Leviyim HC/Td/Ngmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR עֶזְרָ֖א 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤀 ezera Ezra Ezra Ezera HNp הַ/סֹּפֵ֑ר 𐤄/𐤎𐤐𐤓 hasofer the scribe the record-keeper HTd/Ncmsa וּ/לְ/הַשְׂכִּ֖יל 𐤅/𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋 ulehasekil to understand and to make wise HC/R/Vhc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR דִּבְרֵ֥י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey the words words of HNcmpc הַ/תּוֹרָֽה 𐤄/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 hatorah of the Law the instruction HTd/Ncfsa
Verse 14
And they found and they found written written in the law in the instruction that that-which had commanded he commanded the LORD Yahweh Yahweh by the hand of by the hand of Moses Mosheh Mosheh that that-which should dwell let them dwell sons of sons of Israel El-Contends Yiserael in booths in the shelter-booths in the feast in the pilgrimage-festival of in the month in the new-moon cycle the seventh the seventh
וַֽ/יִּמְצְא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayimetseu And they found and they found HC/Vqw3mp כָּת֣וּב 𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁 katuv written written HVqsmsa בַּ/תּוֹרָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤄 batorah in the law in the instruction HRd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr צִוָּ֤ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah had commanded he commanded HVpp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr יֵשְׁב֨וּ 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 yeshevu should dwell let them dwell HVqi3mp בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp בַּ/סֻּכּ֛וֹת 𐤁/𐤎𐤊𐤅𐤕 basukot in booths in the shelter-booths HRd/Ncfpa בֶּ/חָ֖ג 𐤁/𐤇𐤂 bechag in the feast in the pilgrimage-festival of HRd/Ncmsa בַּ/חֹ֥דֶשׁ 𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤔 bachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) in the month in the new-moon cycle HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁבִיעִֽי 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 hashevii the seventh the seventh HTd/Aomsa
Verse 15
and that and that-which they should make-heard they will cause to hear and they should cause-to-pass and they will cause to pass over voice sound of in all in the whole of their cities their settlements and in Jerusalem and in Jerusalem and in Yerushalam saying to say go out Go out the hill-country the mountain and bring and cause to come in branches of upon olive olive tree and branches of leaves of tree wood-tree of oil rich oil and branches of leaves of myrtle myrtle tree and branches of leaves of palm date palms and branches of leaves of tree wood-tree of thick fathers of to make to do or make booths shelter-booths as it is written as written
וַ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher and that and that-which HC/Tr יַשְׁמִ֗יעוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤏𐤅 yashemiu they should make-heard they will cause to hear HVhi3mp וְ/יַעֲבִ֨ירוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤅 veyaaviru and they should cause-to-pass and they will cause to pass over HC/Vhi3mp ק֥וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol voice sound of HNcmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc עָרֵי/הֶם֮ 𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 areyhem their cities their settlements HNcfpc/Sp3mp וּ/בִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 uvirushalaim and in Jerusalem and in Jerusalem and in Yerushalam HC/R/Np לֵ/אמֹר֒ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc צְא֣וּ 𐤑𐤀𐤅 tseu go out Go out HVqv2mp הָ/הָ֗ר 𐤄/𐤄𐤓 hahar the hill-country the mountain HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הָבִ֨יאוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅 vehaviu and bring and cause to come in HC/Vhv2mp עֲלֵי 𐤏𐤋𐤉 aley branches of upon HNcmpc זַ֨יִת֙ 𐤆𐤉𐤕 zayit olive olive tree HNcmsa וַ/עֲלֵי 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤉 vaaley and branches of leaves of HC/Ncmpc עֵ֣ץ 𐤏𐤑 ets tree wood-tree of HNcmsc שֶׁ֔מֶן 𐤔𐤌𐤍 shemen oil rich oil HNcmsa וַ/עֲלֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤉 vaaley-2 and branches of leaves of HC/Ncmpc הֲדַס֙ 𐤄𐤃𐤎 hadas myrtle myrtle tree HNcmsa וַ/עֲלֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤉 vaaley-3 and branches of leaves of HC/Ncmpc תְמָרִ֔ים 𐤕𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 temarim palm date palms HNcmpa וַ/עֲלֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤉 vaaley-4 and branches of leaves of HC/Ncmpc עֵ֣ץ 𐤏𐤑 ets-2 tree wood-tree of HNcmsc עָבֹ֑ת 𐤏𐤁𐤕 avot thick fathers of HAamsa לַ/עֲשֹׂ֥ת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤕 laasot to make to do or make HR/Vqc סֻכֹּ֖ת 𐤎𐤊𐤕 sukot booths shelter-booths HNcfpa כַּ/כָּתֽוּב 𐤊/𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁 kakatuv as it is written as written HRd/Vqsmsa
Verse 16
and they went out and they went out the people the gathered people and they brought and they caused to enter and they made and they did for themselves — booths shelter-booths each man man upon upon his roof his elevated roof and in their courts and in their enclosed-courts and in courts and in enclosed-courts of house house-of of God the Mighty Ones and in square and in a broad-place of of gate gateway of the Water the waters and in square and in a broad-place of of gate gateway of of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim
וַ/יֵּצְא֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu and they went out and they went out HC/Vqw3mp הָ/עָם֮ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יָּבִיאוּ֒ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅 vayaviu and they brought and they caused to enter HC/Vhw3mp וַ/יַּעֲשׂוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 vayaasu and they made and they did HC/Vqw3mp לָ/הֶ֨ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for themselves HR/Sp3mp סֻכּ֜וֹת 𐤎𐤊𐤅𐤕 sukot booths shelter-booths HNcfpa אִ֤ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man man HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR גַּגּ/וֹ֙ 𐤂𐤂/𐤅 gago his roof his elevated roof HNcmsc/Sp3ms וּ/בְ/חַצְרֹ֣תֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤑𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 uvechatseroteyhem and in their courts and in their enclosed-courts HC/R/Ncbpc/Sp3mp וּ/בְ/חַצְר֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 uvechatserot and in courts and in enclosed-courts of HC/R/Ncbpc בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa וּ/בִ/רְחוֹב֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤁 uvirechov and in square and in a broad-place of HC/R/Ncfsc שַׁ֣עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar of gate gateway of HNcmsc הַ/מַּ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim Amanzi (Zulu) the Water the waters HTd/Ncmpa וּ/בִ/רְח֖וֹב 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤁 uvirechov-2 and in square and in a broad-place of HC/R/Ncfsc שַׁ֥עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar-2 of gate gateway of HNcmsc אֶפְרָֽיִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim of Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp
Verse 17
and they made and they did all all of the assembly the assembly of the returned the returning ones from from the captivity the captivity booths shelter-booths and they dwelt and they settled in the booths in the shelter-booths for for/because not not had they done they did from days of from days of Jeshua Yeshua Yeshua son of son of Nun Nun Nun so thus children of sons of Israel El-Contends Yiserael until up to the day the day that he and there was and she became joy glad rejoicing great great very with great force
וַ/יַּֽעֲשׂ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 vayaasu and they made and they did HC/Vqw3mp כָֽל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of HNcmsc הַ֠/קָּהָל 𐤄/𐤒𐤄𐤋 haqahal the assembly the assembly HTd/Ncmsa הַ/שָּׁבִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 hashavim of the returned the returning ones HTd/Vqrmpa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/שְּׁבִ֥י 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉 hashevi the captivity the captivity HTd/Ncbsa סֻכּוֹת֮ 𐤎𐤊𐤅𐤕 sukot booths shelter-booths HNcfpa וַ/יֵּשְׁב֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayeshevu and they dwelt and they settled HC/Vqw3mp בַ/סֻּכּוֹת֒ 𐤁/𐤎𐤊𐤅𐤕 vasukot in the booths in the shelter-booths HRd/Ncfpa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn עָשׂ֡וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu had they done they did HVqp3cp מִ/ימֵי֩ 𐤌/𐤉𐤌𐤉 mimey from days of from days of HR/Ncmpc יֵשׁ֨וּעַ 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏 yeshua Jeshua Yeshua Yeshua HNp בִּן 𐤁𐤍 bin Bene (Bemba) son of son of HNcmsc נ֥וּן 𐤍𐤅𐤍 nun Nun Nun Nun HNp כֵּן֙ 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) children of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp עַ֖ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֑וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms וַ/תְּהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi and there was and she became HC/Vqw3fs שִׂמְחָ֖ה 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 simechah joy glad rejoicing HNcfsa גְּדוֹלָ֥ה 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 gedolah great great HAafsa מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force HD
Verse 18
And he read he called in the book in a written record of of the law instruction of of God the Mighty Ones day day by day in the day of from from the day the day the first the foremost one until up to the day the day the last the one after And they made and they did the feast pilgrimage festival of seven seven (of) days days And on the day and in the day the eighth the eighth assembly festal closing assembly according to the ordinance according to the binding-decision
וַ֠/יִּקְרָא 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera And he read he called HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/סֵ֨פֶר 𐤁/𐤎𐤐𐤓 besefer in the book in a written record of HR/Ncmsc תּוֹרַ֤ת 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 torat of the law instruction of HNcfsc הָ/אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa י֣וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day day HNcmsa בְּ/י֔וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom by day in the day of HR/Ncmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/יּוֹם֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day HTd/Ncmsa הָֽ/רִאשׁ֔וֹן 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍 harishon the first the foremost one HTd/Aomsa עַ֖ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom-2 the day the day HTd/Ncmsa הָ/אַחֲר֑וֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 haacharon the last the one after HTd/Aamsa וַ/יַּֽעֲשׂוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 vayaasu And they made and they did HC/Vqw3mp חָג֙ 𐤇𐤂 chag the feast pilgrimage festival of HNcmsa שִׁבְעַ֣ת 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 shiveat seven seven (of) HAcmsc יָמִ֔ים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days days HNcmpa וּ/בַ/יּ֧וֹם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 uvayom And on the day and in the day HC/Rd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁמִינִ֛י 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤉 hashemini the eighth the eighth HTd/Aomsa עֲצֶ֖רֶת 𐤏𐤑𐤓𐤕 atseret assembly festal closing assembly HNcfsa כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט 𐤊/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 kamishepat according to the ordinance according to the binding-decision HRd/Ncmsa
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