Nehemiah 8:18

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Ezra  read out of the book of the law of God  every day, from the first day to the last. The Israelites celebrated the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day there was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.

Cross References

Numbers 29:35

‘On the eighth day you are to hold a solemn assembly; you are not to do any daily work.

Leviticus 23:36

You are to present a food offering to the Lord for seven days. On the eighth day you are to hold a sacred assembly and present a food offering to the Lord. It is a solemn assembly;  you are not to do any daily work.

John 7:37

On the last and most important day of the festival,  Jesus stood up and cried out, ‘If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me   , and drink.

Leviticus 23:41

You are to celebrate it as a festival to the Lord seven days each year. This is a permanent statute for you throughout your generations; celebrate it in the seventh month.

Nehemiah 8:2

On the first day of the seventh month,  the priest Ezra  brought the law  before the assembly of men, women, and all who could listen with understanding.

Nehemiah 8:3

While he was facing the square in front of the Water Gate,  he read out of it from daybreak until noon before the men, the women, and those who could understand. All the people listened attentively  to the book of the law.