Leviticus 23:36

23:36 For seven days you must present a gift to the Lord. On the eighth day there is to be a holy assembly for you, and you must present a gift to the Lord. It is a solemn assembly day; ¹  you must not do any regular work.

Nehemiah 8:18

8:18 Ezra ²  read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day to the last. ³  They observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly ⁴  as was required. ⁵ 

¹ tn The Hebrew term עֲצֶרֶת (’atseret) “solemn assembly [day]” derives from a root associated with restraint or closure. It could refer either to the last day as “closing assembly” day of the festival (e.g., NIV) or a special day of restraint expressed in a “solemn assembly” (e.g., NRSV); cf. NLT “a solemn closing assembly.”

² tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ezra) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “the last day.”

⁴ tn Heb “on the eighth day an assembly.” The words “they held” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “according to the judgment.”