OET interlinear NEH 8:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-ordinal

וּ⁠בַ⁠יּ֣וֹם הַ⁠שֵּׁנִ֡י

and,on,day (Some words not found in UHB: and,on,day the=second gathered heads_of of,the_fathers to/from=all/each/any/every the,people the,priests and,the,Levites to/towards ˊEzrāʼ the,scribe and,to,gain_insight to/towards words_of of,the_law )

Alternate translation: [On day 2] or [On the next day]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נֶאֶסְפוּ֩ & אֶל

gathered & to/towards

If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form. Alternate translation: [gathered to meet with]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

רָאשֵׁ֨י הָ⁠אָב֜וֹת לְ⁠כָל־הָ⁠עָ֗ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,on,day the=second gathered heads_of of,the_fathers to/from=all/each/any/every the,people the,priests and,the,Levites to/towards ˊEzrāʼ the,scribe and,to,gain_insight to/towards words_of of,the_law )

As in 7:70, this seems to be an abbreviated way of saying “the heads of father’s houses.” The full expression “father’s house” or “house of the father” is used in 7:61. See how you translated it there, and review the note there if that would be helpful. Alternate translation: [some clan leaders from throughout Judah]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

רָאשֵׁ֨י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,on,day the=second gathered heads_of of,the_fathers to/from=all/each/any/every the,people the,priests and,the,Levites to/towards ˊEzrāʼ the,scribe and,to,gain_insight to/towards words_of of,the_law )

Head here is a figurative way of saying “leader.” Alternate translation: [leaders]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

עֶזְרָ֖א הַ⁠סֹּפֵ֑ר

ˊEzrāʼ (Some words not found in UHB: and,on,day the=second gathered heads_of of,the_fathers to/from=all/each/any/every the,people the,priests and,the,Levites to/towards ˊEzrāʼ the,scribe and,to,gain_insight to/towards words_of of,the_law )

Here the book repeats some background information to remind readers who Ezra was. Alternate translation: [Ezra, who was a scribe]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וּ⁠לְ⁠הַשְׂכִּ֖יל אֶל־דִּבְרֵ֥י הַ⁠תּוֹרָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,on,day the=second gathered heads_of of,the_fathers to/from=all/each/any/every the,people the,priests and,the,Levites to/towards ˊEzrāʼ the,scribe and,to,gain_insight to/towards words_of of,the_law )

If it would be helpful in your language, you could put this phrase at the beginning of the verse, since it gives the reason for the rest of the actions that the verse describes. You could show the connection by using a word like “so” after this phrase. Alternate translation: [the people realized that they needed to understand God’s law much better. So …]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠לְ⁠הַשְׂכִּ֖יל אֶל־דִּבְרֵ֥י הַ⁠תּוֹרָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,on,day the=second gathered heads_of of,the_fathers to/from=all/each/any/every the,people the,priests and,the,Levites to/towards ˊEzrāʼ the,scribe and,to,gain_insight to/towards words_of of,the_law )

The implication is that while the people realized this, they also realized it would not be practical for large crowds to gather in Jerusalem every day so that all the people could receive Ezra’s teaching at once. Instead, they asked the family and religious leaders in Judah to meet with Ezra and learn from him so that they could then pass the teachings along. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: [The people realized that they needed to understand God’s law much better, so they asked their family and religious leaders to meet with Ezra and learn more things from him that they could then pass along.]