Text -- Nehemiah 8:18 (NET)

8:18 Ezra read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day to the last. They observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly as was required.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Neh 8:18

¹ tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ezra) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “the last day.”

³ tn Heb “on the eighth day an assembly.” The words “they held” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “according to the judgment.”