Nehemiah
Nehemiah 8:13–14
13On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law. 14And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in boothsb during the feast of the seventh month,
Footnotes
- b 8:14 Or tabernacles or shelters; also in verses 15, 16, and 17
Word by word
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Nehemiah 8:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the second | הַשֵּׁנִ֡י | haš·šê·nî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H8145 second |
| day | וּבַיּ֣וֹם | ū·ḇay·yō·wm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the heads | רָאשֵׁ֨י | rā·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7218 head |
| of all | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the families | הָאָב֜וֹת | hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1 father |
| along with the priests | הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| and Levites | וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם | wə·hal·wî·yim | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| gathered | נֶאֶסְפוּ֩ | ne·’es·p̄ū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H622 gather, remove |
| around | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Ezra | עֶזְרָ֖א | ‘ez·rā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5830 Ezra |
| the scribe | הַסֹּפֵ֑ר | has·sō·p̄êr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5608 count |
| to study | וּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖יל | ū·lə·haś·kîl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7919 be prudent |
| the words | דִּבְרֵ֥י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the Law | הַתּוֹרָֽה׃ | hat·tō·w·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
Nehemiah 8:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And they found | וַֽיִּמְצְא֖וּ | way·yim·ṣə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| written | כָּת֣וּב | kā·ṯūḇ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H3789 write |
| in the Law | בַּתּוֹרָ֑ה | bat·tō·w·rāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had commanded | צִוָּ֤ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| through | בְּיַד־ | bə·yaḏ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| that | אֲשֶׁר֩ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the Israelites | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| were to dwell | יֵשְׁב֨וּ | yê·šə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in booths | בַּסֻּכּ֛וֹת | bas·suk·kō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H5521 thicket, booth |
| during the feast | בֶּחָ֖ג | be·ḥāḡ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast |
| of the seventh | הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ | haš·šə·ḇî·‘î | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H7637 seventh |
| month | בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ | ba·ḥō·ḏeš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Nehemiah 8:13 Proverbs 2:1–6 · Proverbs 12:1 · Proverbs 8:33–34
Nehemiah 8:14 Leviticus 23:34 · Leviticus 23:40–43 · Deuteronomy 16:13–15 · Zechariah 14:16–19 · Genesis 33:17 · John 7:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.