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{Nehemiah 8:14} And they found 4672 z8799 written 3789 z8803 in the law 8451 which x834 the LORD 3068 had commanded 6680 z8765 by 3027 Moses, 4872 that x834 the children 1121 of Israel 3478 should dwell 3427 z8799 in booths 5521 in the feast 2282 of the seventh 7637 month: 2320
by:
Heb. by the hand of
dwell:
"Speakª° unto¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª saying,ª° The fifteenthªª dayª of this¹ seventhª monthª [shall be] the feastª of tabernaclesª [for] sevenª daysª unto the LORD.ª" {Lev 23:34} + "And ye shall takeª° you on the firstª dayª the boughsª of goodlyª trees,ª branchesª of palm² trees,¹ and the boughsª of thickª trees,ª and willowsª of the brook;ª and ye shall rejoiceª° beforeª the LORDª your Godª sevenª days.ª ... That¹ your generationsª may knowª° that¹ I made¹ the childrenª of Israelª to dwellª° in booths,ª when I brought them outª°¹ of the landª¹ of Egypt:ª I¹ [am] the LORDª your God.ª" {Lev 23:40-43} + "Thou shalt observeª° the feastª of tabernaclesª sevenª days,ª after that thou hast gatheredª° in thy cornª¹ and thy wine:ª¹ ... Sevenª daysª shalt thou keep a solemn feastª° unto the LORDª thy Godª in the placeª which¹ the LORDª shall choose:ª° because¹ the LORDª thy Godª shall blessª° thee in all¹ thine increase,ª and in all¹ the worksª of thine hands,ª therefore thou shalt¹ surely¹ rejoice.ª" {Deu 16:13-15} + "And it shall come to pass,¹ [that] every one¹ that is leftª° of all¹¹ the nationsª which cameª° against¹ Jerusalemª shall even go upª° fromª¹ yearª to yearª to worshipª° the King,ª the LORDª of hosts,ª and to keepª°¹ the feastª of tabernacles.ª ... This¹ shall be¹ the punishmentª of Egypt,ª and the punishmentª of all¹ nationsª that¹ come not upª°¹ to keepª°¹ the feastª of tabernacles.ª" {Zch 14:16-19} + "Nowª the¹ Jews'ª feastª of tabernaclesª wasª° at hand.ª" {Jhn 7:2}
booths:
"And Jacobª journeyedª° to Succoth,ª and builtª° him an house,ª and madeª° boothsª for his cattle:ª therefore¹¹ the nameª of the placeª is calledª° Succoth.ª" {Gen 33:17}
the feast:
That is, the feast of tabernacles, which was held in the month Tisri, the seventh of the ecclesiastical year, in commemoration of the sojourning of the Israelites in the wilderness after they had been delivered from Egyptian bondage. For other particulars see the parallel passages.

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