Then the whole congregation decided to celebrate seven more days—so for another seven days they celebrated with gladness.
Nehemiah 8:13 - Tree of Life Version On the second day, the heads of the families along with the kohanim and the Levites gathered around Ezra to ponder the words of the Torah. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Then the whole congregation decided to celebrate seven more days—so for another seven days they celebrated with gladness.
So all the people departed to eat and drink, to send portions and to celebrate with great joy, because they came to understand the words that were explained to them.
They found written in the Torah that Adonai had commanded through Moses that Bnei-Yisrael should dwell in sukkot during the feast of the seventh month.
Whoever loves knowledge loves correction, but whoever hates reproof is stupid.
They said to one another, “Didn’t our heart burn within us while He was speaking with us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?”
As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people kept begging them to speak these things to them the next Shabbat.
As Peter and John were speaking to the people, the kohanim and the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees came up to them.