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OET-LV NEH Chapter 8

OETNEH 8 ©

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8And_gathered all the_people as_man one to the_square which to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_gate the_waters and_they_said to_ˊEzrāʼ the_scribe to_bring DOM the_scroll of_the_law of_Mosheh which he_had_commanded YHWH DOM Yisrāʼēl/(Israel).
2And_brought ˊEzrāʼ the_priest/officer DOM the_law to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_assembly from_man and_unto woman and_all/each/any/every [one_who]_understood to_hear in/on_day one of_the_month the_seventh.
3And_he/it_called in_him/it to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_square which to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_gate the_waters from the_light until the_middle the_day before the_men and_the_women and_the_understand and_ears of_all the_people [were]_to the_scroll the_law.
4And_stood ˊEzrāʼ the_scribe on a_high_platform of_wood which people_had_made to_the_word/thing/matter and_stood beside_him Mattithiah and_Shema and_Anaiah and_ʼŪriyyāh and_Hilkiah and_Maaseiah on right_his and_on_left_his Pedaiah and_Mīshāʼēl and_Malchijah and_Hashum and_Hashbaddanah Zəkaryāh Meshullam.
5and_opened ˊEzrāʼ the_book in_sight of_all the_people if/because from_under all the_people he_was and_when_opened_he they_stood_up all the_people.
6And_he/it_blessed ˊEzrāʼ DOM YHWH the_ʼElohīm the_great and_answered all the_people amen amen in/on/at/with_lifting_up hands_their and_bowed_down and_worshiped to/for_YHWH face ground_to.
7And_Jeshua and_Bānī and_Sherebiah[fn][fn] Jamin Akkub Shabbethai Hodiah Maaseiah Kelita ˊAzaryāh Jozabad Hanan Pelaiah and_the_Levites [were]_causing_to_understand DOM the_people from_the_law and_the_people [were]_at places_their.
8And_read in/on/at/with_book in/on/at/with_law the_ʼElohīm making_clear and_giving [the]_sense and_understand in/on/at/with_reading.
9and_he/it_said Nəḩemyāh he the_governor and_ˊEzrāʼ the_priest/officer the_scribe and_the_Levites the_taught DOM the_people to/from_all/each/any/every the_people the_day [is]_holy it to/for_YHWH god_your_all’s do_not mourn and_not weep if/because [were]_weeping all the_people when_heard_they DOM the_words the_law.
10And_he/it_said to/for_them go eat fat_foods and_drink sweet_things and_send portions to_nothing a_[thing]_prepared to_him/it if/because [is]_holy the_day to_master_our and_not be_grieved if/because the_joy of_YHWH it strength_your_all’s.
11And_the_Levites [were]_making_quiet to/from_all/each/any/every the_people to_say hush if/because the_day [is]_holy and_not be_grieved.
12And_went all the_people to_eat and_to_drink and_to_send portions and_to_make joy great if/because they_had_understood in/on/at/with_words which they_had_made_known to/for_them.
13and_in/on/at/with_day the_second they_gathered the_heads the_families to/from_all/each/any/every the_people the_priests and_the_Levites to ˊEzrāʼ the_scribe and_to_study into the_words the_law.
14And_found written in/on/at/with_law which he_had_commanded YHWH in/on/at/with_hand of_Mosheh (cmp) they_will_dwell the_people of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) in/on/at/with_booths in/on/at/with_festival in/on/at/with_month the_seventh.
15And_which they_will_make_proclamation and_spread a_proclamation in_all towns_their and_in/on/at/with_Yərūshālayim/(Jerusalem) to_say go_out the_hills and_bring leaves of_olive and_branches of_tree[s] of_oil and_branches of_myrtle_tree[s] and_branches of_palm_trees and_branches of_tree[s] leafy to_make booths as_the_written.
16and_they_went_out the_people and_brought and_they_made to/for_them booths each on roof_his and_in/on/at/with_courtyards_their and_in/on/at/with_courts of_the_house the_ʼElohīm and_in/on/at/with_square of_the_gate the_waters and_in/on/at/with_square of_the_gate of_ʼEfrayim.
17And_made all the_assembly the_returned from the_captivity booths and_they_lived in/on/at/with_booths if/because not they_had_done from_days of_Jeshua the_son of_Nūn thus the_people of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) until the_day (the)_that and_it_became joy great very.
18And_he/it_called in/on/at/with_book of_the_law the_ʼElohīm a_day in/on_day from the_day the_first until the_day the_last and_celebrated a_festival seven days and_in/on/at/with_day the_eighth an_assembly according_to_the_ordinance.

8:7 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

8:7 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

OETNEH 8 ©

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