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Nehemiah 8:18

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16 So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.

17 And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.

Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.
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BSB
Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.
KJV
Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.
WEB
Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. They kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
ASV
Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the ordinance.
DARBY
Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they observed the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
BLB
And he read from the Book of the Law of God day by day, from the first day until the last day, and they kept the feast seven days, and on the eighth day [was] a sacred assembly, according to the ordinance.
ÅB
Dag etter dag leste de opp av Guds lovbok, fra den første dag til den siste; de holdt høytid i syv dager og på den åttende dag en festlig sammenkomst, som påbudt var.
OTB
Dag etter dag, fra den første dagen til den siste, leste Esra fra Guds lovbok. De feiret høytiden i syv dager, og på den åttende dagen, i samsvar med forskriften, var det en høytidelig samling.
B1930
Dag efter dag leste de op av Guds lovbok, fra den første dag til den siste; de holdt høitid i syv dager og på den åttende dag en festlig sammenkomst, som påbudt var.

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  • Leviticus 23:36

    Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.

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  • Numbers 29:35

    On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein:

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  • Deuteronomy 31:10–13

    And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,

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  • John 7:37

    In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

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