Nehemiah 8:15

“and that they should make it heard and pass a proclamation through all their cities and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hills and bring branches of olive, and branches of oil tree, and branches of myrtle, and branches of palm, and branches of leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.””

Nehemiah 8:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Nehemiah 8:15, word by word

they should make it heardיַשְׁמִיעוּyashmiu

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

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and passיַעֲבִירוּyaaviru

bring across

To bring across, or take away.

Where else “yaaviru” appears
a proclamationקוֹלkol

proclamation

A notice given aloud so that everyone hears it.

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their citiesעָרֵיare

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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and in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Go outצְאוּtseu

go out

To go out of a place.

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to the hillsהָרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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and bringהָבִיאוּhaviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

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branchesעֲלֵיale

leaf

Leaf; foliage.

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of oliveזַיִתzayit

olive tree

A tree with silvery leaves that yields fruit and oil; very common in Israel.

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of oil treeעֵץets

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

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of oil treeשֶׁמֶןshemen

oil

The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.

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of myrtleהֲדַסhadas

myrtle

Myrtle: a shrub with small, evergreen, fragrant leaves.

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of palmתְמָרִיםtemarim

palm tree

Palm tree.

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of leafyעָבֹתavot

leafy

Leafy, thick with branches and leaves intertwined.

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to makeעֲשֹׂתasot

make

To build or create something.

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boothsסֻכֹּתsukot

booth

A cover of branches, as at the feast.

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it is writtenכָּתוּבkatuv

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

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Translation note

“Oil tree”: a tree different from the cultivated olive; it may be the wild olive or another resinous tree.

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

14And they found written in the law that YHWH had commanded by the hand of Moses that the sons of Israel should live in booths during the feast in the seventh month,

15 · This verse (above)

16So the people went out and brought them and made themselves booths, each on his roof, and in their courtyards, and in the courts of the house of Elohim, and in the square of the Water Gate and in the square of the Ephraim Gate.

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