4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 8:4:1 ⧉וֽ͏ַיַּעֲמֹ֞דvayaamodand stood Nehemiah 8:4:2 ⧉עֶזְרָ֣אezraEzra Nehemiah 8:4:3 ⧉הַסֹּפֵ֗רhasoferthe scribe Nehemiah 8:4:4 ⧉עַֽל־מִגְדַּל־עֵץ֮almigdaletson a tower of wood Nehemiah 8:4:5 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich Nehemiah 8:4:6 ⧉עָשׂ֣וּasuthey made Nehemiah 8:4:7 ⧉לַדָּבָר֒ladavarfor the matter or for the purpose Nehemiah 8:4:8 ⧉וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֣דvayaamodand stood Nehemiah 8:4:9 ⧉אֶצְל֡וֹetslobeside him Nehemiah 8:4:10 ⧉מַתִּתְיָ֡הmatityaMattithiah Nehemiah 8:4:11 ⧉וְשֶׁ֡מַעveshemaand Shema Nehemiah 8:4:12 ⧉וַ֠עֲנָיָהvaanayaand Anaiah Nehemiah 8:4:13 ⧉וְאוּרִיָּ֧הveuriyaand Uriah Nehemiah 8:4:14 ⧉וְחִלְקִיָּ֛הvekhilkiyaand Hilkiah Nehemiah 8:4:15 ⧉וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הumaaseyaand Maaseiah Nehemiah 8:4:16 ⧉עַל־יְמִינ֑וֹalyeminoon his right Nehemiah 8:4:17 ⧉וּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹumissemoloand on his left Nehemiah 8:4:18 ⧉פְּ֠דָיָהpedayaPedaiah Nehemiah 8:4:19 ⧉וּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧לumishaeland Mishael Nehemiah 8:4:20 ⧉וּמַלְכִּיָּ֛הumalkiyaand Malchijah Nehemiah 8:4:21 ⧉וְחָשֻׁ֥םvekhashumand Hashum Nehemiah 8:4:22 ⧉וְחַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָהvekhashbedanaand Hashbaddanah Nehemiah 8:4:23 ⧉זְכַרְיָ֥הzekharyaZechariah Nehemiah 8:4:24 ⧉מְשֻׁלָּֽם׃פmeshullamMeshullam |
4. Formal Translation Ezra the scribe stood on a raised wooden platform that had been made for this purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right, and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam on his left. |
4. Dynamic Translation Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden platform built for the occasion. Beside him were Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right, and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam on his left. |