Nehemiah Chapter 8

Reading and hearing the Torah

8:1 And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the plaza that was in front of the Water Gate; and they spoke to Ezraעֶזְרָא
/ˈɛzrə/ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here the scribe to bring the Book of the Torahתּוֹרָה‎
Tōrā,/ˈtɔːrə, ˈtoʊrə/; “Instruction”, “Teaching” or “Law”) The first five books of the Bible or also called “the books of Moses” comes from an archery term meaning to shoot. of Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” click here, that YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here had commanded to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here.
8:2 And Ezraעֶזְרָא
/ˈɛzrə/ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here the priestהַכֹּהֵן
hakōhēn, ko-hane’ the Kohen = the priest,the principal officer or the chief ruler For more info click here brought the Torahהַתּוֹרָה‎
Transliteration; hatôrâ “Instruction”, “Teaching” or “Law”) The first five books of the Bible or also called “the books of Moses” comes from an archery term meaning to shoot. before the congregation both of men and women, and all that understood in hearing , on the first day of the seventh month.
8:3 And he read in it before the plaza that [was] in front of the Water Gate from the morning until noon, before the men and the women, and those that could understand. And the ears of all the people were [listened] to the Book of the Torahהַתּוֹרָה‎
Transliteration; hatôrâ “Instruction”, “Teaching” or “Law”) The first five books of the Bible or also called “the books of Moses” comes from an archery term meaning to shoot..
8:4 And Ezraעֶזְרָא
/ˈɛzrə/ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here the scribe stood on a tower of wood, that they had made for that purpose. And beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema (meaning hear), and Anaiah, and Urijah (or Uriah meaning Yahweh is my light), and Hilkiahוְחִלְקִיָּה
Transliteration: vᵊḥilqîyâ  meaning = “my portion is Yahweh” 1. father of Eliakim, an officer of Hezekiah 2. high priest in the reign of Josiah 3. a Merarite Levite, son of Amzi 4. another Merarite Levite, 2nd son of Hosah 5. one of those who stood on the right of Ezra when he read the law and probably a Levite and a priest 6. a priest of Anathoth, father of the prophet Jeremiah 7. father of Gemariah who was one of Zedekiah’s envoys to Babylon For more info click here, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
8:5 And Ezraעֶזְרָא
/ˈɛzrə/ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here opened the book in the sight of all the people; (because he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:

Comforting the people

8:6 And Ezraעֶזְרָא
/ˈɛzrə/ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here blessed YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here, the great Elohimהָאֱלֹהִים
romanized: ʾĔlōhīm: [(ʔ)eloˈ(h)im]), the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator. And all the people answered, Amenאָמֵן‎
Transliteration ‘āmēn Pronunciation aw-mane’ verily (absolutely), truly, amen, so be it, truth – For more info click here, Amenאָמֵן‎
Transliteration ‘āmēn – Pronunciation aw-mane’ verily (absolutely), truly, amen, so be it, truth – For more info click here, with lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads, and prostrated themselves to YAHWEHלַיהוָה‎
Transliteration layhvâ, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here with their noses to the ground.
8:7 Also Jeshuaיֵשׁוּעַ‎
romanized: Yēšūaʿ, lit. ‘Yahweh is salvation’) was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, romanized: Yəhōšūaʿ, lit. ’Joshua’) in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. The name corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous (Ἰησοῦς), from which, through the Latin IESVS/Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus meaning salvation. For more info click here, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariahעֲזַרְיָה
‘Ǎzaryāh, “Yah has helped” or “Yahweh has helped” For more info on click here, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: halvîyim Hebrew Noun: Gentilic Masculine Plural Absolute – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
For more info click here, caused the people to understand the Torahלַתּוֹרָה‎
Transliteration; latôrâ “Instruction”, “Teaching” or “Law”) The first five books of the Bible or also called “the books of Moses” comes from an archery term meaning to shoot.: and the people were in their place.
8:8 So they read aloud clearly in the book in the Torahבְּתוֹרַת‎
Transliteration bᵊṯôraṯ; “Instruction”, “Teaching” or “Law”) The first five books of the Bible or also called “the books of Moses” comes from an archery term meaning to shoot. of Elohimהָאֱלֹהִים
Transliteration: hā’ĕlōhîm, the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator , and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading.
8:9 And Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָה
Transliteration: nᵊḥemyâ – Pronunciation: nekh-em-yaw’ – proper masculine noun Meaning “Yahweh comforts, 1. the son of Hachaliah, cupbearer to king Artaxerxes, who became governor of Judah after the return from exile 2. one of the 12 heads of the people who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 3. son of Azbuk and ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem For more info click here, who is the governor, and Ezraעֶזְרָא
/ˈɛzrə/ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here the priestהַכֹּהֵן
hakōhēn, ko-hane’ the Kohen = the priest,the principal officer or the chief ruler For more info click here the scribe, the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: halvîyim Hebrew Noun: Gentilic Masculine Plural Absolute – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
For more info click here who taught the people, said to all the people, This day [is] holyקָדוֹשׁ‎
Transliteration qāḏôš Pronunciation kaw-doshe’ sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart For more info click here to YAHWEHלַיהוָה‎
Transliteration layhvâ, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here your Elohim אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
is a genre of Piyyut…. This name of this genre, meaning “your Elohim”, comes from the closing word of Numbers 15:41: “…to be your God; I am Yahweh your God.” for more info click here Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word Elohim for more info on the word click here; don’t mourn, or weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the Torahהַתּוֹרָה‎
Transliteration; hatôrâ “Instruction”, “Teaching” or “Law”) The first five books of the Bible or also called “the books of Moses” comes from an archery term meaning to shoot..
8:10 Then he said to them, Go eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for [whom] nothing is prepared. Because [this] day [is] holyקָדוֹשׁ‎
Transliteration qāḏôš Pronunciation kaw-doshe’ sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart For more info click here to our Adonaiלַאֲדֹנֵינוּ
 Transliteration: la’ăḏōnênû – our Lord, Pluralis majestatis taken as singular) is the possessive form of adon (“Lord”), along with the first-person singular pronoun enclitic. As with Elohim, Adonai’s grammatical form is usually explained as a plural of majesty. For more info click here: And don’t  ya’ll be sorry; because the joy of YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here is your stronghold.
8:11 So the Levites וְהַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: vᵊhalvîyim Hebrew Noun: Gentilic Masculine Plural Absolute – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
For more info click here [were] silencing all the people, saying, Be quite, because today is holyקָדֹשׁ‎
Transliteration qāḏōš – sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart For more info click here; and don’t ya’ll grieve.
8:12 And all the people went to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great rejoicing, because they had understood the words that were made known to them.
8:13 And on the second day the chief of the fathers of all the people,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים
Transliteration: hakōhănîm – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Singular Absolute Kohenim = priests, Plural principal officers or chief rulers For more info click heres, and the Levites וְהַלְוִיִּם
Transliteration: vᵊhalvîyim Hebrew Noun: Gentilic Masculine Plural Absolute – Meaning “joined to” – the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah – the tribe descended from Levi specially set aside by God for His service
For more info click here, were gathered together to Ezraעֶזְרָא
/ˈɛzrə/ also called Ezra the Scribe (עֶזְרָא הַסּוֹפֵר‎ ʿEzrāʾ hasSōfēr) in Chazalic literature, and Ezra the Priest was an important Jewish scribe (sofer) and priest (kohen) in the early Second Temple period. In Greco-Latin Ezra is called Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας). His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו‎ Azaryahu, “Yah helps”. For more info click here the scribe, that they might instruct in the words of the Torahהַתּוֹרָה‎
Transliteration: hatôrâ; “Instruction”, “Teaching” or “Law”) The first five books of the Bible or also called “the books of Moses” comes from an archery term meaning to shoot.
8:14 And they found written in the Torahבַּתּוֹרָה‎
Transliteration: hatôrâ; “Instruction”, “Teaching” or “Law”) The first five books of the Bible or also called “the books of Moses” comes from an archery term meaning to shoot. which YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here had commanded by (the hand of) Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” click here, that the sons of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here should live in boothsסֻכָּה
çukkâh, sook-kaw’; feminine. booth (rude or temporary shelter) For more info on the festival click here in the feast of the seventh month:
8:15 And that they should make heard and cause to pass the call in all their cities, and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַם‎
Transliteration: ûḇîrûšālam – proper locative noun meaning “teaching of peace” or possession of peace – also called the city of David and Zion – the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split For more info click here, saying, Go out to the mountain, and bring wild olive branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make boothsסֻכָּה
çukkâh, sook-kaw’; feminine. booth (rude or temporary shelter) For more info on the festival click here, as it is written.

Keeping the Feast of Booths

8:16 So the people went out, and brought in, and made  boothsסֻכָּה
çukkâh, sook-kaw’; feminine. booth (rude or temporary shelter) For more info on the festival click here for themselves, each man on the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of Elohimהָאֱלֹהִים
Transliteration: hā’ĕlōhîm, the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator, and in the plaza of the Water Gate, and in the plaza of the Gate of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִם‎
(/ˈiːfriːəm/;ʾEp̄rayīm, in pausa: אֶפְרָיִם‎ ʾEp̄rāyīm). The Book of Genesis related the name “Ephraim” to the Hebrew root פָּרָה (pārā), meaning “to be fruitful”. This referring to Joseph’s ability to produce children, specifically while in Egypt (termed by the Torah as the land of his affliction). The name Ephraim can therefore be translated as “I will be fruitful”, with the prefix of aleph (א‎) indicating the first person, singular, future tense, Also name for an Israelite tribe – sometimes used name for the northern kingdom (Hosea or Isaiah). For more info click here.
8:17 And all the congregation of those who had come again out of the captivity made boothsסֻכָּה
çukkâh, sook-kaw’; feminine. booth (rude or temporary shelter) For more info on the festival click here, and sat in the boothsבַסֻּכּוֹת
Transliteration: ḇassukôṯ; feminine. booth (rude or temporary shelter) For more info on the festival click here. Because since the days of Joshua יְהוֹשֻׁעַ‎
Yəhōšuaʿ,(/ˈdʒɒʃuə/), lit. ‘Yahweh is salvation’) also known as Yehoshua. Yeshua or Y’shua (ישוע; with vowel pointing Hebrew: יֵשׁוּעַ, romanized: Yēšūaʿ) was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, romanized: Yəhōšūaʿ, lit. ’Joshua’) in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among Jews of the Second Temple period. The name corresponds to the Greek spelling Iesous (Ἰησοῦς), from which, through the Latin IESVS/Iesus, comes the English spelling Jesus meaning salvation. the son of Nun to that day the sons of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
Transliteration: yiśrā’ēl The name Israel (Septuagint Ancient Greek: Ἰσραήλ, Israēl, “El (God) persists/rules” or “God prevails”) refers to the patriarch Jacob who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was given the name after he successfully wrestled with the Angel of the Lord. The earliest known archaeological artifact to mention the word Israel as a collective is the Merneptah Stele of ancient Egypt (dated to the late-13th century BCE) for more info click here hadn’t done so. And there was very great gladness.
8:18 Also day after day, from the first day until the last day, he read in the book of thew Torahתּוֹרָה‎
Tōrā,/ˈtɔːrə, ˈtoʊrə/; law, teaching, direction, instruction – The first five books of the Bible or also called “the books of Moses” comes from an archery term meaning to shoot. of Elohimהָאֱלֹהִים
Transliteration: ʾhā’ĕlōhîm, the plural of אֱלוֹהַּ‎ (ʾĔlōah), is a Hebrew word meaning “gods”. Although the word is plural, in the Hebrew Bible it most often takes singular verbal or pronominal agreement and refers to a single deity particularly the God of Israel In other verses it refers to the singular gods of other nations or to deities in the plural A name for GOD — God The Creator. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was an assembly, according to the ordinance.