Study it in the app“And he read in the book of the law of Elohim day after day, from the first day until the last day. And they celebrated the feast seven days, and on the eighth day there was a solemn assembly, according to the rule.”
And he readוַיִּקְרָאin the bookבְּסֵפֶרof the lawתּוֹרַתof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםday after day,יוֹם בְּיוֹםfromמִןthe firstהָרִאשׁוֹןdayהַיּוֹםuntilעַדthe lastהָאַחֲרוֹןday.הַיּוֹםAnd they celebratedוַיַּעֲשׂוּthe feastחָגsevenשִׁבְעַתdays,יָמִיםand on the eighthוּבַ הַשְּׁמִינִיdayיּוֹםthere wasa solemn assembly,עֲצֶרֶתaccording to the rule.כַּמִּשְׁפָּט
read aloud
To say a written text aloud.
Where else “yikra” appearsbook
A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.
Where else “sefer” appearslaw
Literally "teaching": what YHWH commands, written in Moses' book.
Where else “torat” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsfirst
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishon” appearslast
What comes at the end or goes behind something else.
Where else “acharon” appearsprepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “yaasu” appearsfestival
Festival in honor of God, with pilgrimage.
Where else “chag” appearsseven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shivat” appearseighth
Eighth.
Where else “shemini” appearssolemn assembly
A gathering of the people on a feast day.
Where else “atseret” appearsrule
Each of the rules the law gives for concrete cases of life.
Where else “mishpat” appears17And all the assembly, those who had returned from the captivity, made booths and lived in the booths; for the sons of Israel had not done so from the days of Jeshua son of Nun until that day. And there was very great rejoicing.
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