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וַיַּֽעֲנ֨וּ said , way·ya·‘ă·nū
אָמֵ֤ן׀ “ Amen , ’ā·mên
אָמֵן֙Amen ! ”’ā·mên
וַיִּקְּד֧וּThen they bowed downway·yiq·qə·ḏū
וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛and worshipedway·yiš·ta·ḥă·wu
לַיהוָ֖הYHWHYah·weh
אַפַּ֥יִםwith their faces’ap·pa·yim
אָֽרְצָה׃to the ground .’ā·rə·ṣāh
Nehemiah 8:7וְהַלְוִיִּ֔םThe Levites —wə·hal·wî·yim
וְיֵשׁ֡וּעַ Jeshua , wə·yê·šū·a‘
וּבָנִ֡י Bani , ū·ḇā·nî
וְשֵׁרֵ֥בְיָ֣ה׀ Sherebiah , wə·šê·rê·ḇə·yāh
יָמִ֡ין Jamin , yā·mîn
עַקּ֡וּב Akkub , ‘aq·qūḇ
שַׁבְּתַ֣י׀ Shabbethai , šab·bə·ṯay
הֽוֹדִיָּ֡ה Hodiah , hō·w·ḏî·yāh
מַעֲשֵׂיָ֡ה Maaseiah , ma·‘ă·śê·yāh
קְלִיטָ֣א Kelita , qə·lî·ṭā
עֲזַרְיָה֩ Azariah , ‘ă·zar·yāh
יוֹזָבָ֨ד Jozabad , yō·w·zā·ḇāḏ
חָנָ֤ן Hanan , ḥā·nān
פְּלָאיָה֙and Pelaiah —pə·lā·yāh
מְבִינִ֥יםinstructedmə·ḇî·nîm
אֶת־-’eṯ-
הָעָ֖םthe peoplehā·‘ām
לַתּוֹרָ֑הin the Lawlat·tō·w·rāh
וְהָעָ֖םas [they]wə·hā·‘ām
עַל־[stood] in‘al-
עָמְדָֽם׃their places .‘ā·mə·ḏām
Nehemiah 8:8וַֽיִּקְרְא֥וּSo they readway·yiq·rə·’ū
בַסֵּ֛פֶרfrom the Bookḇas·sê·p̄er
בְּתוֹרַ֥תof the Lawbə·ṯō·w·raṯ
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים of God , hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm
מְפֹרָ֑שׁexplaining itmə·p̄ō·rāš
וְשׂ֣וֹםand givingwə·śō·wm
שֶׂ֔כֶל insight , śe·ḵel
וַיָּבִ֖ינוּso that the people could understandway·yā·ḇî·nū
בַּמִּקְרָֽא׃סwhat was being read .bam·miq·rā
Nehemiah 8:9נְחֶמְיָ֣הNehemiahnə·ḥem·yāh
ה֣וּא
הַתִּרְשָׁ֡תָא the governor , hat·tir·šā·ṯā
וְעֶזְרָ֣אEzrawə·‘ez·rā
הַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀the priesthak·kō·hên
הַסֹּפֵ֡ר and scribe , has·sō·p̄êr
וְהַלְוִיִּם֩and the Leviteswə·hal·wî·yim
הַמְּבִינִ֨יםwho were instructingham·mə·ḇî·nîm
אֶת־-’eṯ-
הָעָ֜םthe peoplehā·‘ām
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרsaidway·yō·mer
לְכָל־to alllə·ḵāl
הָעָ֗ם [of them] , hā·‘ām
הוּא֙“ This
הַיּ֤וֹםdayhay·yō·wm
קָדֹֽשׁ־is holyqā·ḏōš-
לַיהוָ֣הto YHWHYah·weh
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔םyour God .’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem
אַל־Do not’al-
תִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּmourntiṯ·’ab·bə·lū
וְאַל־. . .wə·’al-
תִּבְכּ֑וּor weep . ”tiḇ·kū
כִּ֤יFor
כָּל־allkāl-
הָעָ֔םthe peoplehā·‘ām
בוֹכִים֙were weepingḇō·w·ḵîm
כְּשָׁמְעָ֖םas they heardkə·šā·mə·‘ām
אֶת־-’eṯ-
דִּבְרֵ֥יthe wordsdiḇ·rê
הַתּוֹרָֽה׃of the Law .hat·tō·w·rāh
Nehemiah 8:10וַיֹּ֣אמֶרThen [Nehemiah] toldway·yō·mer
לָהֶ֡ם them , lā·hem
לְכוּ֩“ Golə·ḵū
אִכְל֨וּand eat’iḵ·lū
מַשְׁמַנִּ֜ים what is rich , maš·man·nîm
וּשְׁת֣וּdrinkū·šə·ṯū
מַֽמְתַקִּ֗ים what is sweet , mam·ṯaq·qîm
וְשִׁלְח֤וּand send outwə·šil·ḥū
מָנוֹת֙portionsmā·nō·wṯ
לְאֵ֣יןto those who have nothinglə·’ên
נָכ֣וֹןpreparednā·ḵō·wn
ל֔וֹ , lōw
כִּֽי־sincekî-
הַיּ֖וֹםtodayhay·yō·wm
קָד֥וֹשׁis holyqā·ḏō·wōš
לַאֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּto our Lord .la·’ă·ḏō·nê·nū
וְאַל־Do notwə·’al-
תֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּ grieve , tê·‘ā·ṣê·ḇū
כִּֽי־forkî-
חֶדְוַ֥תthe joyḥeḏ·waṯ