Nehemiah 8:15
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.”
עֵץ
Tree. Ets. A tree planted by rivers of water. The righteous person is like a tree with deep roots in God's word, bearing fruit in season and never withering.
קוֹל
a proclamation
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קוֹל
Voice, sound, thunder. Qowl. A voice of one calling in the desert. God speaks in many ways. The voice that matters most is the one that points to Jesus.
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שָׁמַע
they will make proclamation
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שָׁמַע
they will make proclamation
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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יָצָא
go out
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יָצָא
To go out, to come out, to bring out. Yatsa. God brought Israel out of Egypt. He brings us out of every form of bondage with a mighty hand.
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עִיר
cities/ their
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עִיר
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
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שֶׁמֶן
oil
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שֶׁמֶן
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
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זַיִת
olive
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זַיִת
an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry
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עָלֶה
leaves of
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עָלֶה
a leaf (as coming up on a tree); collectively, foliage
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עָבֹת
leafy
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עָבֹת
intwined, i.e. dense
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סֻכָּה
booths
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סֻכָּה
a hut or lair
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תָּמָר
palm trees
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תָּמָר
a palm tree
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הֲדַס
myrtle
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הֲדַס
the myrtle
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