Nehemiah

Nehemiah 8:1

¹At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At that time all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָם֙	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
gathered	וַיֵּאָסְפ֤וּ	way·yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H622 gather, remove
together	כְּאִ֣ישׁ	kə·’îš	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the square	הָ֣רְח֔וֹב	hā·rə·ḥō·wḇ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7339 broad open place, plaza
before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the Water	הַמָּ֑יִם	ham·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
Gate	שַֽׁעַר־	ša·‘ar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
and they asked	וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Ezra	לְעֶזְרָ֣א	lə·‘ez·rā	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5830 Ezra
the scribe	הַסֹּפֵ֔ר	has·sō·p̄êr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5608 count
to bring out	לְהָבִ֗יא	lə·hā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the Book	סֵ֙פֶר֙	sê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
of the Law	תּוֹרַ֣ת	tō·w·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
of Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had commanded	צִוָּ֥ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
for	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Cross-references

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Ezra 7:6 · 2 Chronicles 34:15 · Nehemiah 3:26 · Matthew 13:52 · Ezra 7:11 · Ezra 3:1–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.