And Nehemiah
Nchemyah (nekh-em-yaw')
consolation of Jah; Nechemjah, the name of three Israelites -- Nehemiah.
which is the Tirshatha
Tirshatha' (teer-shaw-thaw')
the title of a Persian deputy or governor -- Tirshatha.
and Ezra
`Ezra' (ez-raw')
Ezra, an Israelite -- Ezra.
the priest
kohen (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
the scribe
caphar (saw-far')
to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
and the Levites
Leviyiy (lay-vee-ee')
a Levite or descendant of Levi -- Leviite.
that taught
biyn (bene)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
the people
`am (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto all the people
`am (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
This day
yowm (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
is holy
qadowsh (kaw-doshe')
sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary -- holy (One), saint.
unto the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
your God
'elohiym (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
mourn
'abal (aw-bal')
to bewail -- lament, mourn.
not nor weep
bakah (baw-kaw')
to weep; generally to bemoan -- at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, more, mourn, sore, with tears, weep.
For all the people
`am (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
wept
bakah (baw-kaw')
to weep; generally to bemoan -- at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, more, mourn, sore, with tears, weep.
when they heard
shama` (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
the words
dabar (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of the law
towrah (to-raw')
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law.
