Nehemiah

Nehemiah 8:13–15

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, 15and that they should proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive,c myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.”d

Footnotes

  • b 8:14 Or tabernacles or shelters; also in verses 15, 16, and 17
  • c 8:15 Or pine; literally oil tree
  • d 8:15 See Leviticus 23:37–40|LEV 23:37-40.

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Nehemiah 8:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֡יhaš·šê·nîArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH8145 second
dayוּבַיּ֣וֹםū·ḇay·yō·wmConjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
the headsרָאשֵׁ֨יrā·šêNoun - masculine plural constructH7218 head
of allלְכָל־lə·ḵālPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the familiesהָאָב֜וֹתhā·’ā·ḇō·wṯArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1 father
along with the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙hak·kō·hă·nîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3548 priest
and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םwə·hal·wî·yimConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH3881 Levite
gatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ֩ne·’es·p̄ūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralH622 gather, remove
aroundאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Ezraעֶזְרָ֖א‘ez·rāNoun - proper - masculine singularH5830 Ezra
the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רhas·sō·p̄êrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5608 count
to studyוּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖ילū·lə·haś·kîlConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH7919 be prudent
the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiḇ·rêNoun - masculine plural constructH1697 speech, word
of the Lawהַתּוֹרָֽה׃hat·tō·w·rāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH8451 direction, instruction, law

Nehemiah 8:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֖וּway·yim·ṣə·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH4672 attain to, find
writtenכָּת֣וּבkā·ṯūḇVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH3789 write
in the Lawבַּתּוֹרָ֑הbat·tō·w·rāhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH8451 direction, instruction, law
whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
had commandedצִוָּ֤הṣiw·wāhVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
throughבְּיַד־bə·yaḏ-Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
thatאֲשֶׁר֩’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ḇə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
were to dwellיֵשְׁב֨וּyê·šə·ḇūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3427 sit, remain, dwell
in boothsבַּסֻּכּ֛וֹתbas·suk·kō·wṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine pluralH5521 thicket, booth
during the feastבֶּחָ֖גbe·ḥāḡPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast
of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃haš·šə·ḇî·‘îArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH7637 seventh
monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba·ḥō·ḏešPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH2320 (newness), new moon, month

Nehemiah 8:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and thatוַאֲשֶׁ֣רwa·’ă·šerConjunctive waw; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
they should proclaimיַשְׁמִ֗יעוּyaš·mî·‘ūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8085 hear
this messageק֥וֹלqō·wlNoun - masculine singularH6963 sound, voice
and spreadוְיַעֲבִ֨ירוּwə·ya·‘ă·ḇî·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
throughoutבְּכָל־bə·ḵālPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
their townsעָרֵיהֶם֮‘ā·rê·hemNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH5892 excitement
and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֣םū·ḇî·rū·šā·limConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
sayingלֵאמֹר֒lê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
Go outצְא֣וּṣə·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH3318 go or come out
to the hill countryהָהָ֗רhā·hārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and bring backוְהָבִ֙יאוּ֙wə·hā·ḇî·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
branchesעֲלֵי־‘ă·lê-Noun - masculine plural constructH5929 leaf, leafage
of oliveזַ֙יִת֙za·yiṯNoun - masculine singularH2132 olive-tree, olive
wild oliveשֶׁ֔מֶןše·menNoun - masculine singularH8081 fat, oil
myrtleהֲדַס֙hă·ḏasNoun - masculine singularH1918 myrtle
palmתְמָרִ֔יםṯə·mā·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH8558 palm-tree, date-palm
andעָבֹ֑ת‘ā·ḇōṯAdjective - masculine singularH5687 intwined, dense
treesעֵ֣ץ‘êṣNoun - masculine singular constructH6086 tree, trees, wood
to makeלַעֲשֹׂ֥תla·‘ă·śōṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6213 do, make
boothsסֻכֹּ֖תsuk·kōṯNoun - feminine pluralH5521 thicket, booth
as it is writtenכַּכָּתֽוּב׃פkak·kā·ṯūḇPreposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH3789 write

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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

Nehemiah 8:15 Leviticus 23:40 · Leviticus 23:4 · Deuteronomy 16:16 · Judges 9:48–49 · Genesis 8:11 · Matthew 21:1

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