And the whole congregation took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
Nehemiah 8:13 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers' houses of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition On the second day, all the heads of fathers' houses, with the priests and Levites, gathered to Ezra the scribe to study and understand the words of divine instruction. American Standard Version (1901) And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers’ houses of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law. Common English Bible On the second day, the heads of the families of all the people, along with the priests and the Levites, gathered together around Ezra the scribe in order to study the words of the Instruction. Catholic Public Domain Version And on the second day, the leaders of the families of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered together to Ezra the scribe, so that he might interpret for them the words of the law. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And on the second day the chiefs of the families of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered together to Esdras the scribe, that he should interpret to them the words of the law. |
And the whole congregation took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
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.
And they found written in the law, how that the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:
Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge: But he that hateth reproof is brutish.
And they said one to another, Was not our heart burning within us, while he spake to us in the way, while he opened to us the scriptures?
And as they went out, they besought that these words might be spoken to them the next sabbath.
And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,