Nehemiah 8:18
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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.Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.
In other translations
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.Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.
Hebrew words
וַיִּקְרָאvaiyikra'and he read aloudH7121בְּסֵפֶרbeseferin [the] scroll ofH5612תּוֹרַתtorat[the] law ofH8451הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430יוֹם׀yoma dayH3117בְּיוֹםbeyomin a dayH3117מִן־min-fromH4480הַיּוֹםhaiyomthe dayH3117הָרִאשׁוֹןharishon<the> firstH7223עַד'aduntilH5704הַיּוֹםhaiyomthe dayH3117הָאַחֲרוֹןha'acharon<the> lastH314וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vaiya'asu-and they celebratedH6213חָגchaga festivalH2282שִׁבְעַתshiv'atsevenH7651יָמִיםyamimdaysH3117וּבַיּוֹםuvaiyomand on the dayH3117הַשְּׁמִינִיhashemini<the> eighthH8066עֲצֶרֶת'atzeretan assemblyH6116כַּמִּשְׁפָּט׃ פkamishpataccording to the ordinanceH4941
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Leviticus 23:36Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.For seven days you are to present an offering made by fire to the LORD. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and present an offering made by fire to the LORD. It is a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.
- Numbers 29:35On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:On the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you must not do any regular work.
- Deuteronomy 31:10-1310 And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles, 11 When all Israel is come to appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing. 12 Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all the words of this law: 13 And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.10 Then Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of remission of debt, during the Feast of Tabernacles, 11 when all Israel comes before the LORD your God at the place He will choose, you are to read this law in the hearing of all Israel. 12 Assemble the people—men, women, children, and the foreigners within your gates—so that they may listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and to follow carefully all the words of this law. 13 Then their children who do not know the law will listen and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as you live in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
- John 7:37In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
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