Nehemiah:8:1-18
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And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate sha #
ar #;
and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses ,
which the LORD had commanded to Israel Yisra #
el #.
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And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women ,
and all that could hear with understanding ,
upon the first day of the seventh month .
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And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday machatsiyth #,
before the men and the women ,
and those that could understand ;
and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law .
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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 Urijah ,
and Hilkiah ,
and Maaseiah Ma #
aseyah #,
on his right hand ;
and on his left hand s @
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Pedaiah ,
and Mishael Miysha #
el #,
and Malchiah ,
and Hashum ,
and Hashbadana ,
Zechariah ,
and Meshullam .
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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 :
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And Ezra blessed the LORD ,
the great God .
And all the people answered ,
Amen ,
Amen ,
with lifting up their hands :
and they bowed their heads ,
and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground .
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Also Jeshua ,
and Bani ,
and Sherebiah ,
Jamin ,
Akkub ,
Shabbethai ,
Hodijah ,
Maaseiah Ma #
aseyah #,
Kelita ,
Azariah ,
Jozabad ,
Hanan ,
Pelaiah ,
and the Levites ,
caused the people to understand the law :
and the people stood in their place .
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So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly ,
and gave the sense ,
and caused them to understand the reading .
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And Nehemiah ,
which is the Tirshatha ,
and Ezra the priest the scribe ,
and the Levites that taught the people ,
said unto all the people ,
This day is holy unto the LORD your God ;
mourn not ,
nor weep .
For all the people wept ,
when they heard the words of the law .
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Then he said unto them ,
Go your way ,
eat the fat ,
and drink the sweet ,
and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared :
for this day is holy unto our Lord :
neither be ye sorry ;
for the joy of the LORD is your strength ma #
owz #.
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So the Levites stilled all the people ,
saying ,
Hold your peace ,
for the day is holy ;
neither be ye grieved .
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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 .
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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 #
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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 sha #
ar #,
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 .