Nehemiah 8
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Nehemiah 8:16-18

16And the peopleH5971 went outH3318, brought backH935 branches, and madeH6213 boothsH5521 onH5921 their ownH376 rooftopsH1406, in their courtyardsH2691, in the courtsH2691 of the houseH1004 of GodH430, and in the squaresH7339 by the WaterH4325 GateH8179 and by the GateH8179 of EphraimH669. 17The wholeH3605 assemblyH6951 that had returnedH7725 fromH4480 exileH7628 madeH6213 boothsH5521 and livedH3427 in themH5521H3588. From the daysH3117 of JoshuaH34421 sonH1121 of NunH5126 untilH5704 thatH1931 dayH3117, the IsraelitesH1121H3478 had notH3808 celebratedH6213 like thisH3651. And there wasH1961 greatH1419 rejoicingH8057.

18DayH3117 after dayH3117, fromH4480 the firstH7223 dayH3117 toH5704 the lastH314, Ezra readH7121 from the BookH5612 of the LawH8451 of GodH430. The Israelites keptH6213 the feastH2282 for sevenH7651 daysH3117, and on the eighthH8066 dayH3117 they held an assemblyH6116, according to the ordinanceH4941.

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Notes

  1. 1. Nehemiah 8:17 Hebrew Jeshua, a variant of Joshua ↩

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