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Nehemiah 8:14

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12 Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.

13 On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.

And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month.

15 So they proclaimed this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.”

16 And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the court of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim.

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BSB
And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month.
KJV
And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:
WEB
They found written in the law how the LORD had commanded by Moses that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month;
ASV
And they found written in the law, how that Jehovah had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month;
DARBY
And they found written in the law which Jehovah had commanded through Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month,
BLB
And they found written in the Law that YHWH had commanded by Moses that the sons of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month,
ÅB
De fant da skrevet i loven - den lov som Herren hadde gitt ved Moses - at Israels barn skulle bo i løvhytter på festen i den syvende måned,
OTB
De fant skrevet i loven at Herren hadde befalt gjennom Moses at israelittene skulle bo i midlertidige hytter under høytiden i den sjuende måneden.
B1930
De fant da skrevet i loven - den lov som Herren hadde gitt ved Moses - at Israels barn skulde bo i løvhytter på festen i den syvende måned,

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 23:34

    “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Feast of Tabernacles to the LORD begins, and it continues for seven days.

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  • Leviticus 23:40–43

    On the first day you are to gather the fruit of majestic trees, the branches of palm trees, and the boughs of leafy trees and of willows of the brook. And you are to rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.

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  • Deuteronomy 16:13–15

    You are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress.

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  • Zechariah 14:16–19

    Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.

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  • John 7:2

    However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.

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  • Genesis 33:17

    but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.

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