Nehemiah 8
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Nehemiah 8:16-18

16So the peopleH5971 wentH3318 outH3318 and broughtH935 them and madeH6213 boothsH5521 for themselves, eachH376 1on his roofH1406, and in their courtyardsH2691 and in the courtyardsH2691 of the houseH1004 of GodH430, and in the publicH7339 squareH7339 at 2the WaterH4325 GateH8179, and in the squareH7339 at 3the 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 4had not doneH6213 soH3651 sinceH4480 the daysH3117 of JoshuaH3091 the sonH1121 of NunH5126 to that dayH3117. And 5there was veryH3966 greatH1419 rejoicingH8057.

186He readH7121 from the BookH5612 of the LawH8451 of GodH430 dailyH3117, from the firstH7223 dayH3117 to the lastH314 dayH3117. And they 7celebratedH6213 the feastH2282 sevenH7651 daysH3117, and on 8the eighthH8066 dayH3117 there was a festiveH6116 assemblyH6116 in accordance with the ordinanceH4941.

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Notes

  1. 1. Nehemiah 8:16 Jer 32:29 ↩
  2. 2. Nehemiah 8:16 Neh 8:1 ↩
  3. 3. Nehemiah 8:16 2 Kin 14:13; Neh 12:39 ↩
  4. 4. Nehemiah 8:17 2 Chr 7:8; 8:13 ↩
  5. 5. Nehemiah 8:17 2 Chr 30:21 ↩
  6. 6. Nehemiah 8:18 Deut 31:11 ↩
  7. 7. Nehemiah 8:18 Lev 23:36 ↩
  8. 8. Nehemiah 8:18 Num 29:35 ↩

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