Nehemiah 8:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So the people went out, brought back branches, and built booths for themselves on their roofs, in their courtyards, in the courtyards of the house of God, in the square by the Water Gate, and in the square by the Gate of Ephraim.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּצְא֣וּ הָעָם֮ וַיָּבִיאוּ֒ וַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩ לָהֶ֨ם סֻכּ֜וֹת אִ֤ישׁ עַל־גַּגּוֹ֙ וּבְחַצְרֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְחַצְר֖וֹת בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וּבִרְחוֹב֙ שַׁ֣עַר הַמַּ֔יִם וּבִרְח֖וֹב שַׁ֥עַר אֶפְרָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

wə-yēṣəʾû hāʿām wə-yābîʾû wə-yaʿăśû lāhem sukkôt ʾîš ʿal-gaggô ûbəḥaṣrōtêhem ûbəḥaṣrôt bêt hāʾĕlōhîm ûbirḥôb šaʿar hammayim ûbirḥôb šaʿar ʾeprayim

Grammar Details

• *wə-yēṣəʾû*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they went out
• *hāʿām*: definite noun, masculine singular - the people
• *wə-yābîʾû*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they brought
• *wə-yaʿăśû*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they made
• *lāhem*: preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - for themselves
• *sukkôt*: noun, feminine plural - booths/tabernacles
• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - each man
• *ʿal-gaggô*: preposition + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - on his roof
• *ûbəḥaṣrōtêhem*: conjunction + preposition + noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and in their courts
• *ûbəḥaṣrôt*: conjunction + preposition + construct noun, feminine plural - and in courts of
• *bêt*: construct noun, masculine singular - house of
• *hāʾĕlōhîm*: definite noun, masculine plural (intensive plural) - the God
• *ûbirḥôb*: conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular - and in the street/plaza of
• *šaʿar*: construct noun, masculine singular - gate of
• *hammayim*: definite noun, masculine plural - the water
• *ʾeprayim*: proper name - Ephraim

Word Meanings

• *sukkôt*: booths/tabernacles/temporary shelters
• *ḥaṣrōt*: courts/courtyards/enclosures
• *rəḥôb*: street/square/plaza/open area

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every o upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  So the people went out and brought them, and made themselves booths, each one on the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the Water Gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  So the people{H5971} went forth,{H3318} and brought{H935} them, and made{H6213} themselves booths,{H5521} every one{H376} upon the roof of his house,{H1406} and in their courts,{H2691} and in the courts{H2691} of the house{H1004} of God,{H430} and in the broad{H7339} place of the water{H4325} gate,{H8179} and in the broad{H7339} place of the gate{H8179} of Ephraim.{H669}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  So the people{H5971} went forth{H3318}{(H8799)}, and brought{H935}{(H8686)} them, and made{H6213}{(H8799)} themselves booths{H5521}, every one{H376} upon the roof of his house{H1406}, and in their courts{H2691}, and in the courts{H2691} of the house{H1004} of God{H430}, and in the street{H7339} of the water{H4325} gate{H8179}, and in the street{H7339} of the gate{H8179} of Ephraim{H669}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And ye people wente vp, and fetched the, and made them bothes, euery one vpon the rofe of his house, and in their courtes, and in the courtes of the house of God, and in the strete by the Watergate, and in the strete by Ephraims porte.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So the people went foorth and brought them, and made them boothes, euerie one vpon the roofe of his house, and in their courtes, and in the courtes of the house of God, and in the streete by the watergate, and in the streete of the gate of Ephraim.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And so the people went foorth, and fet them and made them boothes, euery one vpon the roofe of his house, and in their courtes, and in the courtes of the house of God, and in the streete by the water gate, and in the streete of the port of Ephraim.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  So the people went forth, and brought [them], and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, everyone on the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the people go out, and bring in, and make for themselves booths, each on his roof, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water-gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the people went out and got them and made themselves tents, every one on the roof of his house, and in the open spaces and in the open squares of the house of God, and in the wide place of the water-doorway, and the wide place of the doorway of Ephraim.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So the people went out, and brought them, and made themselves booths, everyone on the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So the people went out and brought these things back and constructed temporary shelters for themselves, each on his roof and in his courtyard and in the courtyards of the temple of God and in the plaza of the Water Gate and the plaza of the Ephraim Gate.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 14:13 : 13 Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh. Then he went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits long.
• Neh 12:39 : 39 and above the Gate of Ephraim, the Old Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, the Tower of the Hundred, and as far as the Sheep Gate. They stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
• Neh 3:26 : 26 The temple servants who lived on the hill of Ophel made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower.
• Neh 12:37 : 37 At the Fountain Gate, they went straight up the stairs of the City of David, on the ascent to the wall, above the house of David, to the Water Gate on the east.
• Neh 8:3 : 3 He read from it in the open square before the Water Gate, from daybreak until midday, in the presence of the men, women, and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.
• Jer 32:29 : 29 The Chaldeans who are fighting against the city will enter it, set it on fire, and burn it along with the houses where incense was offered to Baal on their rooftops and drink offerings were poured out to other gods, provoking Me to anger.
• Jer 19:13 : 13 The houses in Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will become defiled like this place, Topheth—all the houses where they burned incense on their roofs to all the starry hosts and poured out drink offerings to other gods.
• 2 Chr 20:5 : 5 Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of the LORD before the new courtyard.
• 2 Chr 33:5 : 5 He built altars to all the stars of the sky in both courtyards of the temple of the LORD.
• Deut 22:8 : 8 When you build a new house, make a parapet around your roof so that you do not bring bloodguilt upon your house if someone falls from it.
• 2 Sam 11:2 : 2 One evening, David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the king’s house. From the roof, he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful.
• Neh 8:1 : 1 All the people gathered together as one in the open square in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.