Nehemiah 8 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Nehemiah 9

¹Now in the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, with sackcloth, and dirt on them.

KJVNow in the twenty^H6242 and fourth^H702 day^H3117 of this month^H2320 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 were assembled^H622^(H8738) with fasting^H6685, and with sackclothes^H8242, and earth^H127 upon them.

² The offspring of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.

KJVAnd the seed^H2233 of Israel^H3478 separated^H914^(H8735) themselves from all strangers^H1121^H5236, and stood^H5975^(H8799) and confessed^H3034^(H8691) their sins^H2403, and the iniquities^H5771 of their fathers^H1.

³ They stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Yahweh their God a fourth part of the day; and a fourth part they confessed and worshiped Yahweh their God.

KJVAnd they stood up^H6965^(H8799) in their place^H5977, and read^H7121^(H8799) in the book^H5612 of the law^H8451 of the LORD^H3068 their God^H430 one fourth part^H7243 of the day^H3117; and another fourth part^H7243 they confessed^H3034^(H8693), and worshipped^H7812^(H8693) the LORD^H3068 their God^H430.

⁴ Then Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani of the Levites stood up on the stairs, and cried with a loud voice to Yahweh their God.

KJVThen stood up^H6965^(H8799) upon the stairs^H4608, of the Levites^H3881, Jeshua^H3442, and Bani^H1137, Kadmiel^H6934, Shebaniah^H7645, Bunni^H1138, Sherebiah^H8274, Bani^H1137, and Chenani^H3662, and cried^H2199^(H8799) with a loud^H1419 voice^H6963 unto the LORD^H3068 their God^H430.

⁵ Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless Yahweh your God from everlasting to everlasting! Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise!

KJVThen the Levites^H3881, Jeshua^H3442, and Kadmiel^H6934, Bani^H1137, Hashabniah^H2813, Sherebiah^H8274, Hodijah^H1941, Shebaniah^H7645, and Pethahiah^H6611, said^H559^(H8799), Stand up^H6965^(H8798) and bless^H1288^(H8761) the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 for ever^H5769 and ever^H5769: and blessed^H1288^(H8762) be thy glorious^H3519 name^H8034, which is exalted^H7311^(H8784) above all blessing^H1293 and praise^H8416.

⁶ You are Yahweh, even you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their army, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and you preserve them all. The army of heaven worships you.

KJVThou, even thou, art LORD^H3068 alone; thou hast made^H6213^(H8804) heaven^H8064, the heaven^H8064 of heavens^H8064, with all their host^H6635, the earth^H776, and all things that are therein, the seas^H3220, and all that is therein, and thou preservest^H2421^(H8764) them all; and the host^H6635 of heaven^H8064 worshippeth^H7812^(H8693) thee.

⁷ You are Yahweh, the God who chose Abram, brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, gave him the name of Abraham,

KJVThou art the LORD^H3068 the God^H430, who didst choose^H977^(H8804) Abram^H87, and broughtest him forth^H3318^(H8689) out of Ur^H218 of the Chaldees^H3778, and gavest^H7760^(H8804) him the name^H8034 of Abraham^H85;

⁸ found his heart faithful before you, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give it to his offspring, and have performed your words, for you are righteous.

KJVAnd foundest^H4672^(H8804) his heart^H3824 faithful^H539^(H8737) before^H6440 thee, and madest^H3772^(H8800) a covenant^H1285 with him to give^H5414^(H8800) the land^H776 of the Canaanites^H3669, the Hittites^H2850, the Amorites^H567, and the Perizzites^H6522, and the Jebusites^H2983, and the Girgashites^H1622, to give^H5414^(H8800) it, I say, to his seed^H2233, and hast performed^H6965^(H8686) thy words^H1697; for thou art righteous^H6662:

⁹ “You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea,

KJVAnd didst see^H7200^(H8799) the affliction^H6040 of our fathers^H1 in Egypt^H4714, and heardest^H8085^(H8804) their cry^H2201 by the Red^H5488 sea^H3220;

¹⁰ and showed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, against all his servants, and against all the people of his land, for you knew that they dealt proudly against them, and made a name for yourself, as it is today.

KJVAnd shewedst^H5414^(H8799) signs^H226 and wonders^H4159 upon Pharaoh^H6547, and on all his servants^H5650, and on all the people^H5971 of his land^H776: for thou knewest^H3045^(H8804) that they dealt proudly^H2102^(H8689) against them. So didst thou get^H6213^(H8799) thee a name^H8034, as it is this day^H3117.

¹¹ You divided the sea before them, so that they went through the middle of the sea on the dry land; and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.

KJVAnd thou didst divide^H1234^(H8804) the sea^H3220 before^H6440 them, so that they went through^H5674^(H8799) the midst^H8432 of the sea^H3220 on the dry land^H3004; and their persecutors^H7291^(H8802) thou threwest^H7993^(H8689) into the deeps^H4688, as a stone^H68 into the mighty^H5794 waters^H4325.

¹² Moreover, in a pillar of cloud you led them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way in which they should go.

KJVMoreover thou leddest^H5148^(H8689) them in the day^H3119 by a cloudy^H6051 pillar^H5982; and in the night^H3915 by a pillar^H5982 of fire^H784, to give them light^H215^(H8687) in the way^H1870 wherein they should go^H3212^(H8799).

¹³ “You also came down on Mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments,

KJVThou camest down^H3381^(H8804) also upon mount^H2022 Sinai^H5514, and spakest^H1696^(H8763) with them from heaven^H8064, and gavest^H5414^(H8799) them right^H3477 judgments^H4941, and true^H571 laws^H8451, good^H2896 statutes^H2706 and commandments^H4687:

¹⁴ and made known to them your holy Sabbath, and commanded them commandments, statutes, and a law, by Moses your servant,

KJVAnd madest known^H3045^(H8689) unto them thy holy^H6944 sabbath^H7676, and commandedst^H6680^(H8765) them precepts^H4687, statutes^H2706, and laws^H8451, by the hand^H3027 of Moses^H4872 thy servant^H5650:

¹⁵ and gave them bread from the sky for their hunger, and brought water out of the rock for them for their thirst, and commanded them that they should go in to possess the land which you had sworn to give them.

KJVAnd gavest^H5414^(H8804) them bread^H3899 from heaven^H8064 for their hunger^H7458, and broughtest forth^H3318^(H8689) water^H4325 for them out of the rock^H5553 for their thirst^H6772, and promisedst^H559^(H8799) them that they should go in^H935^(H8800) to possess^H3423^(H8800) the land^H776 which thou hadst sworn^H3027^H5375^(H8804) to give^H5414^(H8800) them.

¹⁶ “But they and our fathers behaved proudly, hardened their neck, didn’t listen to your commandments,

KJVBut they and our fathers^H1 dealt proudly^H2102^(H8689), and hardened^H7185^(H8686) their necks^H6203, and hearkened^H8085^(H8804) not to thy commandments^H4687,

¹⁷ and refused to obey. They weren’t mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and didn’t forsake them.

KJVAnd refused^H3985^(H8762) to obey^H8085^(H8800), neither were mindful^H2142^(H8804) of thy wonders^H6381^(H8737) that thou didst^H6213^(H8804) among them; but hardened^H7185^(H8686) their necks^H6203, and in their rebellion^H4805 appointed^H5414^(H8799) a captain^H7218 to return^H7725^(H8800) to their bondage^H5659: but thou art a God^H433 ready to pardon^H5547, gracious^H2587 and merciful^H7349, slow^H750 to anger^H639, and of great^H7227 kindness^H2617, and forsookest^H5800^(H8804) them not.

¹⁸ Yes, when they had made themselves a molded calf, and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and had committed awful blasphemies,

KJVYea, when they had made^H6213^(H8804) them a molten^H4541 calf^H5695, and said^H559^(H8799), This is thy God^H430 that brought thee up^H5927^(H8689) out of Egypt^H4714, and had wrought^H6213^(H8799) great^H1419 provocations^H5007;

¹⁹ yet you in your manifold mercies didn’t forsake them in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud didn’t depart from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither did the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way in which they should go.

KJVYet thou in thy manifold^H7227 mercies^H7356 forsookest^H5800^(H8804) them not in the wilderness^H4057: the pillar^H5982 of the cloud^H6051 departed^H5493^(H8804) not from them by day^H3119, to lead^H5148^(H8687) them in the way^H1870; neither the pillar^H5982 of fire^H784 by night^H3915, to shew them light^H215^(H8687), and the way^H1870 wherein they should go^H3212^(H8799).

²⁰ You gave also your good Spirit to instruct them, and didn’t withhold your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.

KJVThou gavest^H5414^(H8804) also thy good^H2896 spirit^H7307 to instruct^H7919^(H8687) them, and withheldest^H4513^(H8804) not thy manna^H4478 from their mouth^H6310, and gavest^H5414^(H8804) them water^H4325 for their thirst^H6772.

²¹ “Yes, forty years you sustained them in the wilderness. They lacked nothing. Their clothes didn’t grow old, and their feet didn’t swell.

KJVYea, forty^H705 years^H8141 didst thou sustain^H3557^(H8773) them in the wilderness^H4057, so that they lacked^H2637^(H8804) nothing; their clothes^H8008 waxed not old^H1086^(H8804), and their feet^H7272 swelled^H1216^(H8804) not.

²² Moreover you gave them kingdoms and peoples, which you allotted according to their portions. So they possessed the land of Sihon, even the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.

KJVMoreover thou gavest^H5414^(H8799) them kingdoms^H4467 and nations^H5971, and didst divide^H2505^(H8799) them into corners^H6285: so they possessed^H3423^(H8799) the land^H776 of Sihon^H5511, and the land^H776 of the king^H4428 of Heshbon^H2809, and the land^H776 of Og^H5747 king^H4428 of Bashan^H1316.

²³ You also multiplied their children as the stars of the sky, and brought them into the land concerning which you said to their fathers that they should go in to possess it.

KJVTheir children^H1121 also multipliedst^H7235^(H8689) thou as the stars^H3556 of heaven^H8064, and broughtest^H935^(H8686) them into the land^H776, concerning which thou hadst promised^H559^(H8804) to their fathers^H1, that they should go in^H935^(H8800) to possess^H3423^(H8800) it.

²⁴ “So the children went in and possessed the land; and you subdued before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gave them into their hands, with their kings and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they pleased.

KJVSo the children^H1121 went in^H935^(H8799) and possessed^H3423^(H8799) the land^H776, and thou subduedst^H3665^(H8686) before^H6440 them the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the land^H776, the Canaanites^H3669, and gavest^H5414^(H8799) them into their hands^H3027, with their kings^H4428, and the people^H5971 of the land^H776, that they might do^H6213^(H8800) with them as they would^H7522.

²⁵ They took fortified cities and a rich land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns dug out, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, were filled, became fat, and delighted themselves in your great goodness.

KJVAnd they took^H3920^(H8799) strong^H1219^(H8803) cities^H5892, and a fat^H8082 land^H127, and possessed^H3423^(H8799) houses^H1004 full^H4392 of all goods^H2898, wells^H953 digged^H2672^(H8803), vineyards^H3754, and oliveyards^H2132, and fruit^H3978 trees^H6086 in abundance^H7230: so they did eat^H398^(H8799), and were filled^H7646^(H8799), and became fat^H8080^(H8686), and delighted^H5727^(H8691) themselves in thy great^H1419 goodness^H2898.

²⁶ “Nevertheless they were disobedient and rebelled against you, cast your law behind their back, killed your prophets that testified against them to turn them again to you, and they committed awful blasphemies.

KJVNevertheless they were disobedient^H4784^(H8686), and rebelled^H4775^(H8799) against thee, and cast^H7993^(H8686) thy law^H8451 behind^H310 their backs^H1458, and slew^H2026^(H8804) thy prophets^H5030 which testified^H5749^(H8689) against them to turn^H7725^(H8687) them to thee, and they wrought^H6213^(H8799) great^H1419 provocations^H5007.

²⁷ Therefore you delivered them into the hand of their adversaries, who distressed them. In the time of their trouble, when they cried to you, you heard from heaven; and according to your manifold mercies you gave them saviors who saved them out of the hands of their adversaries.

KJVTherefore thou deliveredst^H5414^(H8799) them into the hand^H3027 of their enemies^H6862, who vexed^H6887^(H8686) them: and in the time^H6256 of their trouble^H6869, when they cried^H6817^(H8799) unto thee, thou heardest^H8085^(H8799) them from heaven^H8064; and according to thy manifold^H7227 mercies^H7356 thou gavest^H5414^(H8799) them saviours^H3467^(H8688), who saved^H3467^(H8686) them out of the hand^H3027 of their enemies^H6862.

²⁸ But after they had rest, they did evil again before you; therefore you left them in the hands of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them; yet when they returned and cried to you, you heard from heaven; and many times you delivered them according to your mercies,

KJVBut after they had rest^H5117^(H8800), they did^H6213^(H8800) evil^H7451 again^H7725^(H8799) before^H6440 thee: therefore leftest^H5800^(H8799) thou them in the hand^H3027 of their enemies^H341^(H8802), so that they had the dominion^H7287^(H8799) over them: yet when they returned^H7725^(H8799), and cried^H2199^(H8799) unto thee, thou heardest^H8085^(H8799) them from heaven^H8064; and many^H7227 times^H6256 didst thou deliver^H5337^(H8686) them according to thy mercies^H7356;

²⁹ and testified against them, that you might bring them again to your law. Yet they were arrogant, and didn’t listen to your commandments, but sinned against your ordinances (which if a man does, he shall live in them), turned their backs, stiffened their neck, and would not hear.

KJVAnd testifiedst^H5749^(H8686) against them, that thou mightest bring them again^H7725^(H8687) unto thy law^H8451: yet they dealt proudly^H2102^(H8689), and hearkened^H8085^(H8804) not unto thy commandments^H4687, but sinned^H2398^(H8804) against thy judgments^H4941,(which if a man^H120 do^H6213^(H8799), he shall live^H2421^(H8804) in them;) and withdrew^H5414^(H8799)^H5637^(H8802) the shoulder^H3802, and hardened^H7185^(H8689) their neck^H6203, and would not hear^H8085^(H8804).

³⁰ Yet many years you put up with them, and testified against them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they would not listen. Therefore you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.

KJVYet many^H7227 years^H8141 didst thou forbear^H4900^(H8799) them, and testifiedst^H5749^(H8686) against them by thy spirit^H7307 in^H3027 thy prophets^H5030: yet would they not give ear^H238^(H8689): therefore gavest^H5414^(H8799) thou them into the hand^H3027 of the people^H5971 of the lands^H776.

³¹ “Nevertheless in your manifold mercies you didn’t make a full end of them, nor forsake them; for you are a gracious and merciful God.

KJVNevertheless for thy great^H7227 mercies^H7356' sake thou didst^H6213^(H8804) not utterly consume^H3617 them, nor forsake^H5800^(H8804) them; for thou art a gracious^H2587 and merciful^H7349 God^H410.

³² Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness, don’t let all the travail seem little before you that has come on us, on our kings, on our princes, on our priests, on our prophets, on our fathers, and on all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.

KJVNow therefore, our God^H430, the great^H1419, the mighty^H1368, and the terrible^H3372^(H8737) God^H410, who keepest^H8104^(H8802) covenant^H1285 and mercy^H2617, let not all the trouble^H8513 seem little^H4591^(H8799) before^H6440 thee, that hath come^H4672^(H8804) upon us, on our kings^H4428, on our princes^H8269, and on our priests^H3548, and on our prophets^H5030, and on our fathers^H1, and on all thy people^H5971, since the time^H3117 of the kings^H4428 of Assyria^H804 unto this day^H3117.

³³ However you are just in all that has come on us; for you have dealt truly, but we have done wickedly.

KJVHowbeit thou art just^H6662 in all that is brought^H935^(H8802) upon us; for thou hast done^H6213^(H8804) right^H571, but we have done wickedly^H7561^(H8689):

³⁴ Also our kings, our princes, our priests, and our fathers have not kept your law, nor listened to your commandments and your testimonies with which you testified against them.

KJVNeither have our kings^H4428, our princes^H8269, our priests^H3548, nor our fathers^H1, kept^H6213^(H8804) thy law^H8451, nor hearkened^H7181^(H8689) unto thy commandments^H4687 and thy testimonies^H5715, wherewith thou didst testify^H5749^(H8689) against them.

³⁵ For they have not served you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and rich land which you gave before them. They didn’t turn from their wicked works.

KJVFor they have not served^H5647^(H8804) thee in their kingdom^H4438, and in thy great^H7227 goodness^H2898 that thou gavest^H5414^(H8804) them, and in the large^H7342 and fat^H8082 land^H776 which thou gavest^H5414^(H8804) before^H6440 them, neither turned^H7725^(H8804) they from their wicked^H7451 works^H4611.

³⁶ “Behold, we are servants today, and as for the land that you gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good, behold, we are servants in it.

KJVBehold, we are servants^H5650 this day^H3117, and for the land^H776 that thou gavest^H5414^(H8804) unto our fathers^H1 to eat^H398^(H8800) the fruit^H6529 thereof and the good^H2898 thereof, behold, we are servants^H5650 in it:

³⁷ It yields much increase to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. Also they have power over our bodies and over our livestock, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

KJVAnd it yieldeth much^H7235^(H8688) increase^H8393 unto the kings^H4428 whom thou hast set^H5414^(H8804) over us because of our sins^H2403: also they have dominion^H4910^(H8802) over our bodies^H1472, and over our cattle^H929, at their pleasure^H7522, and we are in great^H1419 distress^H6869.

³⁸ Yet for all this, we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, our Levites, and our priests, seal it.”

KJVAnd because of all this we make^H3772^(H8802) a sure^H548 covenant, and write^H3789^(H8802) it; and our princes^H8269, Levites^H3881, and priests^H3548, seal^H2856^(H8803) unto it.

WEB·Nehemiah 8

¹All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the wide place that was in front of the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded to Israel.

KJVAnd all the people^H5971 gathered themselves together^H622^(H8735) as one^H259 man^H376 into the street^H7339 that was before^H6440 the water^H4325 gate^H8179; and they spake^H559^(H8799) unto Ezra^H5830 the scribe^H5608^(H8802) to bring^H935^(H8687) the book^H5612 of the law^H8451 of Moses^H4872, which the LORD^H3068 had commanded^H6680^(H8765) to Israel^H3478.

² Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.

KJVAnd Ezra^H5830 the priest^H3548 brought^H935^(H8686) the law^H8451 before^H6440 the congregation^H6951 both of men^H376 and women^H802, and all that could hear^H8085^(H8800) with understanding^H995^(H8688), upon the first^H259 day^H3117 of the seventh^H7637 month^H2320.

³ He read from it before the wide place that was in front of the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand. The ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.

KJVAnd he read^H7121^(H8799) therein before^H6440 the street^H7339 that was before^H6440 the water^H4325 gate^H8179 from the morning^H216 until midday^H4276^H3117, before the men^H582 and the women^H802, and those that could understand^H995^(H8688); and the ears^H241 of all the people^H5971 were attentive unto the book^H5612 of the law^H8451.

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

KJVAnd Ezra^H5830 the scribe^H5608^(H8802) stood^H5975^(H8799) upon a pulpit^H4026 of wood^H6086, which they had made^H6213^(H8804) for the purpose^H1697; and beside^H681 him stood^H5975^(H8799) Mattithiah^H4993, and Shema^H8087, and Anaiah^H6043, and Urijah^H223, and Hilkiah^H2518, and Maaseiah^H4641, on his right hand^H3225; and on his left hand^H8040, Pedaiah^H6305, and Mishael^H4332, and Malchiah^H4441, and Hashum^H2828, and Hashbadana^H2806, Zechariah^H2148, and Meshullam^H4918.

⁵ 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.

KJVAnd Ezra^H5830 opened^H6605^(H8799) the book^H5612 in the sight^H5869 of all the people^H5971;(for he was above all the people^H5971;) and when he opened^H6605^(H8800) it, all the people^H5971 stood up^H5975^(H8804):

⁶ Then Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God. All the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” with the lifting up of their hands. They bowed their heads, and worshiped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.

KJVAnd Ezra^H5830 blessed^H1288^(H8762) the LORD^H3068, the great^H1419 God^H430. And all the people^H5971 answered^H6030^(H8799), Amen^H543, Amen^H543, with lifting up^H4607 their hands^H3027: and they bowed^H6915^(H8799) their heads, and worshipped^H7812^(H8691) the LORD^H3068 with their faces^H639 to the ground^H776.

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

KJVAlso Jeshua^H3442, and Bani^H1137, and Sherebiah^H8274, Jamin^H3226, Akkub^H6126, Shabbethai^H7678, Hodijah^H1941, Maaseiah^H4641, Kelita^H7042, Azariah^H5838, Jozabad^H3107, Hanan^H2605, Pelaiah^H6411, and the Levites^H3881, caused the people^H5971 to understand^H995^(H8688) the law^H8451: and the people^H5971 stood in their place^H5977.

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

KJVSo they read^H7121^(H8799) in the book^H5612 in the law^H8451 of God^H430 distinctly^H6567^(H8794), and gave^H7760^(H8800) the sense^H7922, and caused them to understand^H995^(H8799) the reading^H4744.

⁹ Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “Today is holy to Yahweh your God. Don’t mourn, nor weep.” For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.

KJVAnd Nehemiah^H5166, which is the Tirshatha^H8660, and Ezra^H5830 the priest^H3548 the scribe^H5608^(H8802), and the Levites^H3881 that taught^H995^(H8688) the people^H5971, said^H559^(H8799) unto all the people^H5971, This day^H3117 is holy^H6918 unto the LORD^H3068 your God^H430; mourn^H56^(H8691) not, nor weep^H1058^(H8799). For all the people^H5971 wept^H1058^(H8802), when they heard^H8085^(H8800) the words^H1697 of the law^H8451.

¹⁰ Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for today is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”

KJVThen he said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Go your way^H3212^(H8798), eat^H398^(H8798) the fat^H4924, and drink^H8354^(H8798) the sweet^H4477, and send^H7971^(H8798) portions^H4490 unto them for whom nothing is prepared^H3559^(H8737): for this day^H3117 is holy^H6918 unto our Lord^H113: neither be ye sorry^H6087^(H8735); for the joy^H2304 of the LORD^H3068 is your strength^H4581.

¹¹ So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Hold your peace, for the day is holy. Don’t be grieved.”

KJVSo the Levites^H3881 stilled^H2814^(H8688) all the people^H5971, saying^H559^(H8800), Hold your peace^H2013^(H8761), for the day^H3117 is holy^H6918; neither be ye grieved^H6087^(H8735).

¹² All the people went their way to eat, to drink, to send portions, and to celebrate, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.

KJVAnd all the people^H5971 went their way^H3212^(H8799) to eat^H398^(H8800), and to drink^H8354^(H8800), and to send^H7971^(H8763) portions^H4490, and to make^H6213^(H8800) great^H1419 mirth^H8057, because they had understood^H995^(H8689) the words^H1697 that were declared^H3045^(H8689) unto them.

¹³ On the second day, the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered together to Ezra the scribe, to study the words of the law.

KJVAnd on the second^H8145 day^H3117 were gathered together^H622^(H8738) the chief^H7218 of the fathers^H1 of all the people^H5971, the priests^H3548, and the Levites^H3881, unto Ezra^H5830 the scribe^H5608^(H8802), even to understand^H7919^(H8687) the words^H1697 of the law^H8451.

¹⁴ They found written in the law how Yahweh had commanded by Moses that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month;

KJVAnd they found^H4672^(H8799) written^H3789^(H8803) in the law^H8451 which the LORD^H3068 had commanded^H6680^(H8765) by^H3027 Moses^H4872, that the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 should dwell^H3427^(H8799) in booths^H5521 in the feast^H2282 of the seventh^H7637 month^H2320:

¹⁵ and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the mountain, and get olive branches, branches of wild olive, myrtle branches, palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make temporary shelters, as it is written.”

KJVAnd that they should publish^H8085^(H8686) and proclaim^H5674^(H8686)^H6963 in all their cities^H5892, and in Jerusalem^H3389, saying^H559^(H8800), Go forth^H3318^(H8798) unto the mount^H2022, and fetch^H935^(H8685) olive^H2132 branches^H5929, and pine^H8081 branches^H6086^H5929, and myrtle^H1918 branches^H5929, and palm^H8558 branches^H5929, and branches^H5929 of thick^H5687 trees^H6086, to make^H6213^(H8800) booths^H5521, as it is written^H3789^(H8803).

¹⁶ So the people went out and brought them, and made themselves temporary shelters, everyone on the roof of his house, in their courts, in the courts of God’s house, in the wide place of the water gate, and in the wide place of Ephraim’s gate.

KJVSo the people^H5971 went forth^H3318^(H8799), and brought^H935^(H8686) them, and made^H6213^(H8799) themselves booths^H5521, every one^H376 upon the roof of his house^H1406, and in their courts^H2691, and in the courts^H2691 of the house^H1004 of God^H430, and in the street^H7339 of the water^H4325 gate^H8179, and in the street^H7339 of the gate^H8179 of Ephraim^H669.

¹⁷ All the assembly of those who had come back out of the captivity made temporary shelters and lived in the temporary shelters, for since the days of Joshua the son of Nun to that day the children of Israel had not done so. There was very great gladness.

KJVAnd all the congregation^H6951 of them that were come again^H7725^(H8802) out of the captivity^H7628 made^H6213^(H8799) booths^H5521, and sat^H3427^(H8799) under the booths^H5521: for since the days^H3117 of Jeshua^H3442 the son^H1121 of Nun^H5126 unto that day^H3117 had not the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 done so^H6213^(H8804). And there was very^H3966 great^H1419 gladness^H8057.

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

KJVAlso day^H3117 by day^H3117, from the first^H7223 day^H3117 unto the last^H314 day^H3117, he read^H7121^(H8799) in the book^H5612 of the law^H8451 of God^H430. And they kept^H6213^(H8799) the feast^H2282 seven^H7651 days^H3117; and on the eighth^H8066 day^H3117 was a solemn assembly^H6116, according unto the manner^H4941.

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