Verse 18
Nehemiah 8:18
Bible in Basic English
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And day by day, from the first day till the last, he was reading from the book of the law of God (Elohim). And they kept the feast for seven days: and on the eighth day there was a holy meeting, as it is ordered in the law.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ֠/יִּקְרָא בְּ/סֵ֨פֶר תּוֹרַ֤ת הָ/אֱלֹהִים֙ י֣וֹם בְּ/י֔וֹם מִן הַ/יּוֹם֙ הָֽ/רִאשׁ֔וֹן עַ֖ד הַ/יּ֣וֹם הָ/אַחֲר֑וֹן וַ/יַּֽעֲשׂוּ חָג֙ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֔ים וּ/בַ/יּ֧וֹם הַ/שְּׁמִינִ֛י עֲצֶ֖רֶת כַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט
English Translation
And he called in the book of the Law of God day by day from the first day to the last day, and they made a festival seven days, and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
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