5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 7:5:1 ⧉וַיִּתֵּ֨ןvayittenand he put Nehemiah 7:5:2 ⧉אֱלֹהַי֙elohaimy God Nehemiah 7:5:3 ⧉אֶל־לִבִּ֔יellibiinto my heart Nehemiah 7:5:4 ⧉וָאֶקְבְּצָ֞הvaekbettsaand I assembled Nehemiah 7:5:5 ⧉אֶת־הַחֹרִיםethakhorimthe nobles Nehemiah 7:5:6 ⧉וְאֶת־הַסְּגָנִיםveethasseganimand the officials Nehemiah 7:5:7 ⧉וְאֶת־הָעָם֙veethaamand the people Nehemiah 7:5:8 ⧉לְהִתְיַחֵ֔שׂlehityakhesto be enrolled by genealogy Nehemiah 7:5:9 ⧉וָאֶמְצָ֗אvaemtsaand I found Nehemiah 7:5:10 ⧉סֵ֙פֶר֙sefera book Nehemiah 7:5:11 ⧉הַיַּ֔חַשׂ֙hayakkhasof the genealogy Nehemiah 7:5:12 ⧉הָעוֹלִ֖יםhaolimof the ones going up Nehemiah 7:5:13 ⧉בָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֑הbarishonaat the first {time} Nehemiah 7:5:14 ⧉וָאֶמְצָא֙vaemtsaand I found Nehemiah 7:5:15 ⧉כָּתוּבkatuvwritten Nehemiah 7:5:16 ⧉בּוֹ׃פboin it |
5. Formal Translation And my God {Elohai, Heart Mover} put it into my heart to gather the nobles, the officials, and the people for genealogical registration, and I found a book of the genealogy of those who came up at first, and I found it written in it. |
5. Dynamic Translation Then my God {Elohai, Guidance Provider} put it on my heart to assemble the leaders, the officials, and the people for family registration, and I discovered the record book containing the genealogies of those who first returned and found their names written in it. |