Nehemiah:8

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* And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate . And they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses , which LORD had commanded to Israel . * And Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly , both men and women , and all who could hear with understanding , upon the first day of the seventh month . * And he read in it 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 who could understand . And the ears of all the people were [attentive ] t * 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 , a * 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 . * And Ezra blessed LORD , the great God . And all the people answered , Amen , Amen , with the lifting up of their hands . And they bowed their heads , and worshipped LORD with their faces to the ground . * 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 . * And they read in the book , in the law of God , distinctly , and they gave the sense , so that they understood the reading . * And Nehemiah , who was the governor , and Ezra the priest the scribe , and the Levites who taught the people , said to all the people , This day is holy to LORD your God ; do not mourn nor weep . For all the people wept when they heard th * Then he said to them , Go your way , eat fat things , and drink sweet things , and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared . For this day is holy to our LORD ; neither be ye grieved , for the joy of LORD is your strength . * So the Levites quieted all the people , saying , Be silent , for the day is holy , neither be ye grieved . * 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 to them . * And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers of all the people , the priests , and the Levites , to Ezra the scribe , even to give attention to the words of the law . * And they found written in the law how that LORD had commanded by Moses that the sons of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month , * and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities , and in Jerusalem , saying , Go forth to the mount , and fetch olive branches , and branches of wild olive , and myrtle branches , and palm branches , and branches of thick tre * So the people went forth , and brought them , and made themselves booths , each 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 pla * And all the assembly of those who came again out of the captivity made booths , and dwelt in the booths , for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the sons of Israel had not done so . And there was very great gladness . * Also day by day , from the first day to 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 to the ordinance .

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