Nehemiah 8:10-17

10Then he saidH559 to them, “GoH1980, eatH398 the festivalH4924 foodsH4924, drinkH8354 the sweetH4477 drinksH4477, and 1sendH7971 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 2refugeH4581.” 11So the LevitesH3881 silencedH2814 allH3605 the peopleH5971, sayingH559, “Be stillH2013, for the dayH3117 is holyH6918; do not be grievedH6087.” 12Then allH3605 the peopleH5971 wentH1980 away to eatH398, drinkH8354, 3to sendH7971 portionsH4490, and to 4celebrateH6213 a greatH1419 feastH8057, 5becauseH3588 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 so that they might gainH7919 insightH7919 into the wordsH1697 of the LawH8451. 14And they foundH4672 writtenH3789 in the LawH8451 howH834 the LordH3068 had commandedH6680 throughH3027 MosesH4872 that the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 6were to liveH3427 in 7boothsH5521 during the feastH2282 of the seventhH7637 monthH2320. 158And that they were to proclaimH8085 and circulateH5674 a proclamationH6963 in allH3605 their citiesH5892 and 9in JerusalemH3389, sayingH559, “10GoH3318 outH3318 to the hillsH2022, and bringH935 oliveH2132 branchesH5929 and 11wildH6086H8081 oliveH8081 branchesH5929, myrtleH1918 branchesH5929, palmH8558 branchesH5929, and branchesH5929 of other treesH6086 with thickH5687 branchesH5687, to makeH6213 boothsH5521, as it is writtenH3789.” 16So the peopleH5971 wentH3318 outH3318 and broughtH935 them and madeH6213 boothsH5521 for themselves, eachH376 12on his roofH1406, and in their courtyardsH2691 and in the courtyardsH2691 of the houseH1004 of GodH430, and in the publicH7339 squareH7339 at 13the WaterH4325 GateH8179, and in the squareH7339 at 14the GateH8179 of EphraimH669. 17The entireH3605 assemblyH6951 of those who had returnedH7725 from the captivityH7628 madeH6213 boothsH5521 and livedH3427 in the boothsH5521. IndeedH3588, the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 15had not doneH6213 soH3651 sinceH4480 the daysH3117 of JoshuaH3091 the sonH1121 of NunH5126 to that dayH3117. And 16there was veryH3966 greatH1419 rejoicingH8057.