ਨਹਮਿਆਹ 8:4
ਫ਼ੇਰ ਅਜ਼ਰਾ ਲਿਖਾਰੀ ਲੱਕੜੀ ਦੇ ਉੱਚੇ ਤਖਤਪੋਸ਼ ਤੇ ਖੜ੍ਹਾ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ ਜੋ ਕਿ ਇਸ ਖਾਸ ਮੰਤਵ ਲਈ ਹੀ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ। ਉਸ ਦੇ ਸੱਜੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਮੱਤੀਬਯਾਹ, ਸ਼ਮਆ, ਅਨਾਯਾਹ, ਊਰੀਯਾਹ, ਹਿਲਕੀਯਾਹ ਅਤੇ ਮਆਸੇਯਾਹ ਸਨ। ਉਸ ਦੇ ਖੱਬੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਪਦਾਯਾਹ, ਮੀਸ਼ਾਏਲ, ਮਲਕੀਯਾਹ, ਹਾਸ਼ੁਮ, ਹਸਬਦ੍ਦਾਨਾਹ, ਜਕਰਯਾਹ ਅਤੇ ਮੱਸ਼ੁਲਾਮ ਸਨ।
| And Ezra | וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֞ד | wayyaʿămōd | va-ya-uh-MODE |
| the scribe | עֶזְרָ֣א | ʿezrāʾ | ez-RA |
| stood | הַסֹּפֵ֗ר | hassōpēr | ha-soh-FARE |
| upon | עַֽל | ʿal | al |
| pulpit a | מִגְדַּל | migdal | meeɡ-DAHL |
| of wood, | עֵץ֮ | ʿēṣ | ayts |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| made had they | עָשׂ֣וּ | ʿāśû | ah-SOO |
| for the purpose; | לַדָּבָר֒ | laddābār | la-da-VAHR |
| and beside | וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֣ד | wayyaʿămōd | va-ya-uh-MODE |
| stood him | אֶצְל֡וֹ | ʾeṣlô | ets-LOH |
| Mattithiah, | מַתִּתְיָ֡ה | mattityâ | ma-teet-YA |
| and Shema, | וְשֶׁ֡מַע | wĕšemaʿ | veh-SHEH-ma |
| and Anaiah, | וַֽ֠עֲנָיָה | waʿănāyâ | VA-uh-na-ya |
| Urijah, and | וְאֽוּרִיָּ֧ה | wĕʾûriyyâ | veh-oo-ree-YA |
| and Hilkiah, | וְחִלְקִיָּ֛ה | wĕḥilqiyyâ | veh-heel-kee-YA |
| and Maaseiah, | וּמַֽעֲשֵׂיָ֖ה | ûmaʿăśēyâ | oo-ma-uh-say-YA |
| on | עַל | ʿal | al |
| his right hand; | יְמִינ֑וֹ | yĕmînô | yeh-mee-NOH |
| hand, left his on and | וּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹ | ûmiśśĕmōʾlô | oo-mee-seh-moh-LOH |
| Pedaiah, | פְּ֠דָיָה | pĕdāyâ | PEH-da-ya |
| and Mishael, | וּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧ל | ûmîšāʾēl | oo-mee-sha-ALE |
| and Malchiah, | וּמַלְכִּיָּ֛ה | ûmalkiyyâ | oo-mahl-kee-YA |
| Hashum, and | וְחָשֻׁ֥ם | wĕḥāšum | veh-ha-SHOOM |
| and Hashbadana, | וְחַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָה | wĕḥašbaddānâ | veh-hahsh-ba-DA-na |
| Zechariah, | זְכַרְיָ֥ה | zĕkaryâ | zeh-hahr-YA |
| and Meshullam. | מְשֻׁלָּֽם׃ | mĕšullām | meh-shoo-LAHM |