Nehemiah:8:13-18
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And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people ,
the priests ,
and the Levites ,
unto Ezra the scribe ,
even to understand the words of the law .
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And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses ,
that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month :
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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 pine branches ,
and myrtle branches ,
and palm branches ,
and branches of thick trees ,
to make booths ,
as it is written .
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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 street of the water gate ,
and in the street of the gate of Ephraim .
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And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths ,
and sat under 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 .
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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 manner .