Nehemia 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,

Nehemia 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 

[8:14]  ¹ tn Heb “by the hand of.”

[8:18]  ² tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ezra) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:18]  ³ tn Heb “the last day.”

[8:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “on the eighth day an assembly.” The words “they held” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[8:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “according to the judgment.”