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 8:1 ¶ And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Jehovah had commanded to Israel.

 8:1 ¶ And allº the peopleº gathered themselves togetherºº as oneº manº intoº the streetº thatº [was] beforeº the waterº gate;º and they spakeºº unto Ezraº the scribeºº to bringººº the bookº of the lawº of Moses,º whichº the LORDº had commandedºº toº Israel.º

 8:2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

 8:2 And Ezraº the priestº broughtººº the lawº beforeº the congregationº both of menºº and women,º and allº that could hearºº with understanding,ºº upon the firstº dayº of the seventhº month.º

 8:3 And he read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were [attentive] unto the book of the law.

 8:3 And he readºº therein beforeº the streetº thatº [was] beforeº the waterº gateº fromº the morningº untilº midday,ºº beforeº the menºº and the women,º and those that could understand;ºº and the earsº of allº the peopleº [were attentive] untoº the bookº of the law.º

 8:4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, [and] Meshullam.

 8:4 And Ezraº the scribeºº stoodºº uponº a pulpitº of wood,º whichº they had madeºº for the purpose;º and besideº him stoodºº Mattithiah,º and Shema,º and Anaiah,º and Urijah,º and Hilkiah,º and Maaseiah,º onº his right hand;º and on his left hand,ºº Pedaiah,º and Mishael,º and Malchiah,º and Hashum,º and Hashbadana,º Zechariah,º [and] Meshullam.º

 8:5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:

 8:5 And Ezraº openedºº the bookº in the sightº of allº the people;º (forº he wasº aboveºº allº the people;)º and when he openedºº it, allº the peopleº stood up:ºº

 8:6 and Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with the lifting up of their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.

 8:6 And Ezraº blessedººº the LORD,º the greatº God.º And allº the peopleº answered,ºº Amen,º Amen,º with lifting upº their hands:º and they bowedºº their heads, and worshippedºº the LORDº with [their] facesº to the ground.º

 8:7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people [stood] in their place.

 8:7 Also Jeshua,º and Bani,º and Sherebiah,º Jamin,º Akkub,º Shabbethai,º Hodijah,º Maaseiah,º Kelita,º Azariah,º Jozabad,º Hanan,º Pelaiah,º and the Levites,º causedº the peopleº to understandºº the law:º and the peopleº [stood] inº their place.º

 8:8 And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.

 8:8 So they readºº in the bookº in the lawº of Godº distinctly,ºº and gaveºº the sense,º and caused [them] to understandºº the reading.º

 8:9 ¶ And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto Jehovah your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

 8:9 ¶ And Nehemiah,º whichº [is] the Tirshatha,º and Ezraº the priestº the scribe,ºº and the Levitesº that taughtººº the people,º saidºº unto allº the people,º Thisº dayº [is] holyº unto the LORDº your God;º mournºº not,º norº weep.ºº Forº allº the peopleº wept,ºº when they heardººº the wordsº of the law.º

 8:10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.

 8:10 Then he saidºº unto them, Goº your way,ºº eatºº the fat,º and drinkºº the sweet,º and sendºº portionsº unto them for whom nothingº is prepared:ºº forº [this] dayº [is] holyº unto our Lord:º neitherº be ye sorry;ºº forº the joyº of the LORDº is your strength.º

 8:11 So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.

 8:11 So the Levitesº stilledºº allº the people,º saying,ºº Hold your peace,ºº forº the dayº [is] holy;º neitherº be ye grieved.ºº

 8:12 And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

 8:12 And allº the peopleº wentº their wayºº to eat,ºº and to drink,ºº and to sendºº portions,º and to makeºº greatº mirth,º becauseº they had understoodºº the wordsº thatº were declaredºº unto them.

 8:13 ¶ And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers' [houses] of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law.

 8:13 ¶ And on the secondº dayº were gathered togetherºº the chiefº of the fathersº of allº the people,º the priests,º and the Levites,º untoº Ezraº the scribe,ºº even to understandººº the wordsº of the law.º

 8:14 And they found written in the law, how that Jehovah had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month;

 8:14 And they foundºº writtenºº in the lawº whichº the LORDº had commandedºº byº Moses,º thatº the childrenº of Israelº should dwellºº in boothsº in the feastº of the seventhº month:º

 8:15 and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and branches of wild olive, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.

 8:15 And thatº they should publishºº and proclaimººº in allº their cities,º and in Jerusalem,º saying,ºº Go forthºº unto the mount,º and fetchºº oliveº branches,º and pineºº branches,ºº and myrtleº branches,º and palmº branches,º and branchesº of thickº trees,º to makeºº booths,º as [it is] written.ºº

 8:16 ¶ So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.

 8:16 ¶ So the peopleº went forth,ºº and broughtºº [them], and madeºº themselves booths,º every oneº uponº the roof of his house,º and in their courts,º and in the courtsº of the houseº of God,º and in the streetº of the waterº gate,º and in the streetº of the gateº of Ephraim.º

 8:17 And all the assembly of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and dwelt in the booths; for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.

 8:17 And allº the congregationº of them that were come againºº out ofº the captivityº madeºº booths,º and satºº under the booths:º forº since the daysºº of Jeshuaº the sonº of Nunº untoº thatº dayº had notº the childrenº of Israelº doneº so.ººº And there wasº veryº greatº gladness.º

 8:18 Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the ordinance.

 8:18 Also dayº by day,º fromº the firstº dayº untoº the lastº day,º he readºº in the bookº of the lawº of God.º And they keptºº the feastº sevenº days;º and on the eighthº dayº [was] a solemn assembly,º according unto the manner.º