Nehemiah 8:2

8:2 So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly which included men and women and all those able to understand what they heard. (This happened on the first day of the seventh month.)

Nehemiah 8:18

8:18 Ezra ¹  read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day to the last. ²  They observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly ³  as was required. ⁴ 

[8:18]  ¹ tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ezra) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:18]  ² tn Heb “the last day.”

[8:18]  ³ tn Heb “on the eighth day an assembly.” The words “they held” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[8:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “according to the judgment.”