Nehemiah 8:14

Context
8:14 They discovered written in the law that the LORD had commanded through¹ Moses that the Israelites should live in temporary shelters during the festival of the seventh month,

Nehemiah 8:18

Context
8:18 Ezra² 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 assembly⁴ as was required.⁵

[8:14] ¹tn Heb “by the hand of.”

[8:18] ²tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ezra) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:18] ³tn Heb “the last day.”

[8:18] ⁴tn Heb “on the eighth day an assembly.” The words “they held” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[8:18] ⁵tn Heb “according to the judgment.”