Nehemiah 8:14

8:14 They discovered written in the law that the LORD had commanded through ¹  Moses that the Israelites should live in temporary shelters during the festival of the seventh month,

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 

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¹ tn Heb “by the hand of.”

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.”