On the eighth day they had a holy meeting because they had celebrated for seven days. They made the altar {\cf2\super [127]} holy and it was to be used only for worshiping the Lord. And they celebrated the feast for seven days.
Deuteronomy 16:8 - Easy To Read Version You must eat unleavened bread [100] six days. On the seventh day you must not do any work. On this day, the people will come together for a special meeting to honor the Lord your God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work therein. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord your God; you shall do no work on it. American Standard Version (1901) Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread; and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to Jehovah thy God; thou shalt do no work therein. Common English Bible For six days you will eat unleavened bread. The seventh day will be a celebration for the LORD your God. Don’t do any work. Catholic Public Domain Version For six days, you shall eat unleavened bread. And on the seventh day, because it is the assembly of the Lord your God, you shall do no work. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Six days shalt thou eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day, because it is the assembly of the Lord thy God, thou shalt do no work. |
On the eighth day they had a holy meeting because they had celebrated for seven days. They made the altar {\cf2\super [127]} holy and it was to be used only for worshiping the Lord. And they celebrated the feast for seven days.
Ezra read to them from the Book of the Law every day of the festival. Ezra read the Law to them from the first day of the festival to the last day. The people of Israel celebrated the festival for seven days. Then on the eighth day the people met together for a special meeting, like the Law says.
Tell the people that there will be a special time for not eating food. Call the people together for a special meeting. Bring the leaders and all the people that live in the land together. Bring them to the temple {\cf2\super [7]} of the Lord your God, and pray to the Lord.
You will bring an offering by fire to the Lord for seven days. On the eighth day you will have another holy meeting. You will bring an offering by fire to the Lord. This will be a holy meeting. You must not do any work.
“Then, on the seventh day {of this holiday}, you will have another special meeting. You will not do any work on that day.