Nehemiah

Nehemiah 8:17

¹⁷The whole assembly that had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua^e son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.

Footnotes

e 8:17 Hebrew Jeshua, a variant of Joshua

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The whole	כָֽל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
assembly	הַ֠קָּהָל	haq·qā·hāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
that had returned	הַשָּׁבִ֨ים	haš·šā·ḇîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
exile	הַשְּׁבִ֥י׀	haš·šə·ḇî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7628 captivity, captives
made	וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֣וּ	way·ya·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
booths	סֻכּוֹת֮	suk·kō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5521 thicket, booth
and lived	וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ	way·yê·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in them	בַסֻּכּוֹת֒	ḇas·suk·kō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5521 thicket, booth
From the days	מִימֵי֩	mî·mê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of Joshua	יֵשׁ֨וּעַ	yê·šū·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3442 Jeshua
son	בִּן־	bin-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Nun	נ֥וּן	nūn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5126 Nun, Non
until	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
that	הַה֑וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	הַיּ֣וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
had not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
celebrated	עָשׂ֡וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
like this	כֵּן֙	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
And there was	וַתְּהִ֥י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
great	גְּדוֹלָ֥ה	gə·ḏō·w·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
rejoicing	שִׂמְחָ֖ה	śim·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth

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