Nehemiah 8:9-18

9Then NehemiahH5166, whoH1931 was the 12governorH8660, and EzraH5830 3the priestH3548 and scribeH5613, and the LevitesH3881 who taughtH995 the peopleH5971 saidH559 to allH3605 the peopleH5971, “4ThisH1931 dayH3117 is holyH6918 to the LordH3068 your GodH430; 5do not mournH56 or weepH1058.” For allH3605 the peopleH5971 were weepingH1058 when they heardH8085 the wordsH1697 of the lawH8451. 10Then he saidH559 to them, “GoH1980, eatH398 of the fatH4924, drinkH8354 of the sweetH4477, and 6sendH7971 portionsH4490 to him who has nothingH369 preparedH3559; for this dayH3117 is holyH6918 to our LordH136. Do not be grievedH6087, for the joyH2304 of the LordH3068 is your strengthH4581.” 11So the LevitesH3881 calmedH2814 allH3605 the peopleH5971, sayingH559, “Be stillH2013, for the dayH3117 is holyH6918; do not be grievedH6087.” 12AllH3605 the peopleH5971 wentH1980 away to eatH398, to drinkH8354, 7to sendH7971 portionsH4490 and to 8celebrateH6213 a greatH1419 festivalH8057, 9becauseH3588 they understoodH995 the wordsH1697 whichH834 had been madeH3045 knownH3045 to them.

13Then on the secondH8145 dayH3117 the headsH7218 of fathers’H1 households of allH3605 the peopleH5971, the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881 were gatheredH622 to EzraH5830 the scribeH5613 that they might gainH7919 insightH7919 into the wordsH1697 of the lawH8451. 14They foundH4672 writtenH3789 in the lawH8451 howH834 the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 throughH3027 MosesH4872 that the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 10should liveH3427 in boothsH5521 during the feastH2282 of the seventhH7637 monthH2320. 151112So they proclaimedH8085 and circulatedH5674 a proclamationH6963 in allH3605 their citiesH5892 and 13in JerusalemH3389, sayingH559, “14GoH3318 out to the hillsH2022, and bringH935 oliveH2132 branchesH5929 and 15wildH6086H8081 oliveH8081 branchesH5929, myrtleH1918 branchesH5929, palmH8558 branchesH5929 and branchesH5929 of other leafyH5687 treesH6086, to makeH6213 boothsH5521, as it is writtenH3789.” 16So the peopleH5971 wentH3318 out and broughtH935 them and madeH6213 boothsH5521 for themselves, eachH376 16on his roofH1406, and in their courtsH2691 and in the courtsH2691 of the houseH1004 of GodH430, and in the squareH7339 at 17the WaterH4325 GateH8179 and in the squareH7339 at 18the GateH8179 of EphraimH669. 17The entireH3605 assemblyH6951 of those who had returnedH7725 from the captivityH7628 madeH6213 boothsH5521 and livedH3427 in 19them. The sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 20had indeedH3588 not doneH6213 soH3651 from the daysH3117 of JoshuaH3091 the sonH1121 of NunH5126 to that dayH3117. And 21there was greatH1419 rejoicingH8057. 1822He readH7121 from the bookH5612 of the lawH8451 of GodH430 dailyH3117, from the firstH7223 dayH3117 to the lastH314 dayH3117. And they 23celebratedH6213 the feastH2282 sevenH7651 daysH3117, and on 24the eighthH8066 dayH3117 there was a solemnH6116 assemblyH6116 according to the ordinanceH4941.