নেহেমিয়া 8:3
ইষ্রা তখন জলদ্বারের সামনের খোলা চত্বরের দিকে মুখ করে জোর গলায ভোর থেকে শুরু করে দুপুর পর্য়ন্ত বিধিপুস্তকটি পাঠ করে শোনালেন| উপস্থিত সকলেই পূর্ণ মনোযোগ সহকারে তা শুনল|
| And he read | וַיִּקְרָא | wayyiqrāʾ | va-yeek-RA |
| therein before | בוֹ֩ | bô | voh |
| street the | לִפְנֵ֨י | lipnê | leef-NAY |
| that | הָֽרְח֜וֹב | hārĕḥôb | ha-reh-HOVE |
| was before | אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| water the | לִפְנֵ֣י | lipnê | leef-NAY |
| gate | שַֽׁעַר | šaʿar | SHA-ar |
| from | הַמַּ֗יִם | hammayim | ha-MA-yeem |
| the morning | מִן | min | meen |
| until | הָאוֹר֙ | hāʾôr | ha-ORE |
| midday, | עַד | ʿad | ad |
| מַֽחֲצִ֣ית | maḥăṣît | ma-huh-TSEET | |
| before | הַיּ֔וֹם | hayyôm | HA-yome |
| the men | נֶ֛גֶד | neged | NEH-ɡed |
| women, the and | הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֥ים | hāʾănāšîm | ha-uh-na-SHEEM |
| understand; could that those and | וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים | wĕhannāšîm | veh-ha-na-SHEEM |
| and the ears | וְהַמְּבִינִ֑ים | wĕhammĕbînîm | veh-ha-meh-vee-NEEM |
| all of | וְאָזְנֵ֥י | wĕʾoznê | veh-oze-NAY |
| the people | כָל | kāl | hahl |
| unto attentive were | הָעָ֖ם | hāʿām | ha-AM |
| the book | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| of the law. | סֵ֥פֶר | sēper | SAY-fer |
| הַתּוֹרָֽה׃ | hattôrâ | ha-toh-RA |