Nehemia 8:1

8:1 all the people gathered together ¹  in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked ²  Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel.

Nehemia 8:18

8:18 Ezra ³  read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day to the last. ⁴  They observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly ⁵  as was required. ⁶ 

[8:1]  ¹ tn Heb “like one man.”

[8:1]  ² tn Heb “said [to].”

[8:18]  ³ tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ezra) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “the last day.”

[8:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “on the eighth day an assembly.” The words “they held” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[8:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “according to the judgment.”