Study it in the app“And he said to them, “Go, eat rich fatty foods and drink sweet drinks, and send portions to the one for whom nothing is prepared, for holy is the day to our Lord; and do not be grieved, for the joy of YHWH is your stronghold.””
And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,לָהֶם“Go,לְכוּeatאִכְלוּrich fatty foodsמַשְׁמַנִּיםand drinkוּשְׁתוּsweet drinks,מַמְתַקִּיםand sendוְשִׁלְחוּportionsמָנוֹתto the oneלְfor whomלוֹnothingאֵיןis prepared,נָכוֹןforכִּיholyקָדוֹשׁisthe dayהַיּוֹםto our Lord;לַאֲדֹנֵינוּand do notוְאַלbe grieved,תֵּעָצֵבוּforכִּיthe joyחֶדְוַתof YHWHיְהוָהisהִיאyour stronghold.”מָעֻזְּכֶם
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechu” appearseat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “ichlu” appearsrichness
The most fertile land; savory food.
Where else “mashmanim” appearsdrink
Drink.
Where else “shetu” appearssweet thing
Sweet thing: sweet drinks (Nehemiah 8:10); sweetness (Song of Songs 5:16).
Where else “mamtakim” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “shilchu” appearsportion
Portion, the share that falls to someone.
Where else “manot” appearsprepare
To get something set and done beforehand.
Where else “nachon” appearsholy
Set apart for God, distinct from the common.
Where else “kadosh” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsAdonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adone” appearsgrieve
To feel pain or grief in the heart, or to cause it to someone.
Where else “teatsevu” appearsjoy
Joy: gladness. A rare word, used also in Nehemiah 8:10 ("the joy of YHWH").
Where else “chedvat” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsbulwark
YHWH, the safe place of his people.
Where else “mauz” appears“Our Lord”: here the Hebrew does not use the form “Adonai,” but the common word “lord” with “our,” said of God. “Your stronghold”: the strong place where you take refuge.
9And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who made the people understand, said to all the people, “This day is holy to YHWH your Elohim; do not mourn nor weep.” For all the people were weeping when they heard the words of the law.
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11And the Levites were quieting all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; and do not be grieved.”
