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Chapter 8
And
all
the
people
gathered
themselves
together
as
one
man
into
the
street
that
was
before
the
water
gate;
and
they
spake
unto
Ezra
the
scribe
to
bring
the
book
of
the
law
of
Moses,
which
the
Lord
had
commanded
to
Israel.
2
And
Ezra
the
priest
brought
the
law
before
the
congregation
both
of
men
and
women,
and
all
that
could
hear
with
understanding,
upon
the
first
day
of
the
seventh
month.
3
And
he
read
therein
before
the
street
that
was
before
the
water
gate
from
the
morning
until
midday,
before
the
men
and
the
women,
and
those
that
could
understand;
and
the
ears
of
all
the
people
were
attentive
unto
the
book
of
the
law.
4
And
Ezra
the
scribe
stood
upon
a
pulpit
of
wood,
which
they
had
made
for
the
purpose;
and
beside
him
stood
Mattithiah,
and
Shema,
and
Anaiah,
and
Urijah,
and
Hilkiah,
and
Maaseiah,
on
his
right
hand;
and
on
his
left
hand,
Pedaiah,
and
Mishael,
and
Malchiah,
and
Hashum,
and
Hashbadana,
Zechariah,
and
Meshullam.
5
And
Ezra
opened
the
book
in
the
sight
of
all
the
people;
(for
he
was
above
all
the
people;)
and
when
he
opened
it,
all
the
people
stood
up:
6
And
Ezra
blessed
the
Lord,
the
great
God.
And
all
the
people
answered,
Amen,
Amen,
with
lifting
up
their
hands:
and
they
bowed
their
heads,
and
worshipped
the
Lord
with
their
faces
to
the
ground.
7
Also
Jeshua,
and
Bani,
and
Sherebiah,
Jamin,
Akkub,
Shabbethai,
Hodijah,
Maaseiah,
Kelita,
Azariah,
Jozabad,
Hanan,
Pelaiah,
and
the
Levites,
caused
the
people
to
understand
the
law:
and
the
people
stood
in
their
place.
8
So
they
read
in
the
book
in
the
law
of
God
distinctly,
and
gave
the
sense,
and
caused
them
to
understand
the
reading.
9
And
Nehemiah,
which
is
the
Tirshatha,
and
Ezra
the
priest
the
scribe,
and
the
Levites
that
taught
the
people,
said
unto
all
the
people,
This
day
is
holy
unto
the
Lord
your
God;
mourn
not,
nor
weep.
For
all
the
people
wept,
when
they
heard
the
words
of
the
law.
10
Then
he
said
unto
them,
Go
your
way,
eat
the
fat,
and
drink
the
sweet,
and
send
portions
unto
them
for
whom
nothing
is
prepared:
for
this
day
is
holy
unto
our
Lord:
neither
be
ye
sorry;
for
the
joy
of
the
Lord
is
your
strength.
11
So
the
Levites
stilled
all
the
people,
saying,
Hold
your
peace,
for
the
day
is
holy;
neither
be
ye
grieved.
12
And
all
the
people
went
their
way
to
eat,
and
to
drink,
and
to
send
portions,
and
to
make
great
mirth,
because
they
had
understood
the
words
that
were
declared
unto
them.
13
And
on
the
second
day
were
gathered
together
the
chief
of
the
fathers
of
all
the
people,
the
priests,
and
the
Levites,
unto
Ezra
the
scribe,
even
to
understand
the
words
of
the
law.
14
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:
15
And
that
they
should
publish
and
proclaim
in
all
their
cities,
and
in
Jerusalem,
saying,
Go
forth
unto
the
mount,
and
fetch
olive
branches,
and
pine
branches,
and
myrtle
branches,
and
palm
branches,
and
branches
of
thick
trees,
to
make
booths,
as
it
is
written.
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.
18
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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