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found it written in the Law that the LORD had commanded by Moses that the people of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they found written in the Law how the LORD had commanded through Moses that the sons of Israel were to live in booths during the feast of the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They found written in the law how the LORD had commanded through Moses that the sons of Israel should live in booths during the feast of the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they found written in the law how the LORD had commanded through Moses that the sons of Israel should live in booths during the feast of the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They found written in the law how Yahweh had commanded by the hand of Moses that the sons of Israel should live in booths during the feast of the seventh month,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They found written in the Law how the LORD had commanded through Moses that the Israelites should live in booths (huts) during the feast of the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They found written in the law how the LORD had commanded through Moses that the Israelites should dwell in shelters during the festival of the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They found written in the law how the LORD had commanded through Moses that the Israelites should dwell in booths during the festival of the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they found written in the law, how that Jehovah had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/nehemiah/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />that the LORD had given to Moses. They learned from the Law that the people of Israel were to live in shelters when they celebrated the festival in the seventh month of the year. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They found written in the Teachings that the LORD had given an order through Moses that the people of Israel should live in booths during a festival in the seventh month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/nehemiah/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They discovered that the Law, which the LORD gave through Moses, ordered the people of Israel to live in temporary shelters during the Festival of Shelters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They found written in the Law that the LORD had commanded through Moses that the Israelis were to live in tents during the festival scheduled for the seventh month. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They discovered written in the law that the LORD had commanded through Moses that the Israelites should live in temporary shelters during the festival of the seventh month,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They found written in the law how Yahweh had commanded by Moses that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they find written in the Law that YHWH commanded by the hand of Moses, that the sons of Israel dwell in shelters in the celebration, in the seventh month,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they find written in the law that Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, that the sons of Israel dwell in booths in the feast, in the seventh month,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will find written in the law which Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, that the sons of Israel dwelt in booths in the festival in the seventh month.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they found written in the law, that the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in tabernacles, on the feast, in the seventh month: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they found written in the law, which the Lord had instructed by the hand of Moses, that the sons of Israel should live in tabernacles on the day of solemnity in the seventh month,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They found it written in the law commanded by the LORD through Moses that the Israelites should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And they found it written in the law, which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the people of Israel should live in booths during the festival of the seventh month,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they found it written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the month of Tishrin<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They found in the book of the Torah that LORD JEHOVAH had commanded Moshe that the children of Israel would dwell in huts in the feast in the month of Tishri<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they found written in the law which the Lord commanded Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths, in the feast in the seventh month:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=2179" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/8.htm">The Feast of Tabernacles</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13</span>On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: way·yim·ṣə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To attain to, find. ">And they found</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: kā·ṯūḇ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">written</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: bat·tō·w·rāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">in the Law,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">had commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">through</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yê·šə·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">were to dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/5521.htm" title="5521: bas·suk·kō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- A thicket, booth. Fem of cok; a hut or lair.">in booths</a> <a href="/hebrew/2282.htm" title="2282: be·ḥāḡ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast. Or chag; from chagag; a festival, or a victim therefor.">during the feast</a> <a href="/hebrew/7637.htm" title="7637: haš·šə·ḇî·‘î (Art:: Number-oms) -- Seventh (an ord. number). Or shbi iy; ordinal from shib'iym. seventh.">of the seventh</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: ba·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>So they proclaimed this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-33.htm">Leviticus 23:33-43</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, / “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the Feast of Tabernacles to the LORD begins, and it continues for seven days. / On the first day there shall be a sacred assembly. You must not do any regular work. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-13.htm">Deuteronomy 16:13-15</a></span><br />You are to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress. / And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you. / For seven days you shall celebrate a feast to the LORD your God in the place He will choose, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that your joy will be complete.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-16.htm">Exodus 23:16</a></span><br />You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-22.htm">Exodus 34:22</a></span><br />And you are to celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/29-12.htm">Numbers 29:12-38</a></span><br />On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work, and you shall observe a feast to the LORD for seven days. / As a pleasing aroma to the LORD, you are to present a food offering, a burnt offering of thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, all unblemished, / along with the grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil with each of the thirteen bulls, two-tenths of an ephah with each of the two rams, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-10.htm">Deuteronomy 31:10-13</a></span><br />Then Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of remission of debt, during the Feast of Tabernacles, / when all Israel comes before the LORD your God at the place He will choose, you are to read this law in the hearing of all Israel. / Assemble the people—men, women, children, and the foreigners within your gates—so that they may listen and learn to fear the LORD your God and to follow carefully all the words of this law. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/8-13.htm">2 Chronicles 8:13</a></span><br />He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-16.htm">Zechariah 14:16-19</a></span><br />Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. / And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them. / And if the people of Egypt will not go up and enter in, then the rain will not fall on them; this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-2.htm">John 7:2</a></span><br />However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-39</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” / He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-4.htm">Matthew 17:4</a></span><br />Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/9-5.htm">Mark 9:5</a></span><br />Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-33.htm">Luke 9:33</a></span><br />As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/18-21.htm">Acts 18:21</a></span><br />But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-16.htm">Acts 20:16</a></span><br />Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:</p><p class="hdg">by.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/23-34.htm">Leviticus 23:34,40-43</a></b></br> Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month <i>shall be</i> the feast of tabernacles <i>for</i> seven days unto the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/16-13.htm">Deuteronomy 16:13-15</a></b></br> Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/14-16.htm">Zechariah 14:16-19</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles… </p><p class="hdg">booths</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/33-17.htm">Genesis 33:17</a></b></br> And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezra/3-4.htm">Booths</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-73.htm">Children</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-1.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezra/6-22.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-8.htm">Find</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-64.htm">Found</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-4.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-73.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-8.htm">Law</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-13.htm">Month</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-1.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-9.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-6.htm">Recorded</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-2.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/ezra/8-15.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/8-15.htm">Booths</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-17.htm">Children</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-1.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-18.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/esther/2-11.htm">Find</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-8.htm">Found</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-3.htm">Law</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">Month</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-14.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-22.htm">Recorded</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-31.htm">Seventh</a> <a href="/job/8-22.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-15.htm">Written</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/8-1.htm">The reverent manner of reading and hearing the law</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/8-9.htm">They comfort the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/8-13.htm">The eagerness of the people to hear and be instructed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/8-16.htm">They keep the feast of tabernacles</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Law refers to the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, which were foundational for Jewish religious and social life. This rediscovery often led to spiritual renewal, as seen in other biblical instances such as King Josiah's reforms (<a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8-13</a>).<p><b>which the LORD had commanded through Moses</b><br>This emphasizes the divine origin of the Law, underscoring its authority and the role of Moses as the mediator between God and Israel. The phrase reflects the covenant relationship established at Sinai, where God gave the Law to Moses (Exodus 19-24). It also points to the continuity of God's commands and their relevance across generations.<p><b>that the Israelites were to dwell in booths</b><br>This refers to the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot), a festival commanded in <a href="/leviticus/23-33.htm">Leviticus 23:33-43</a>. The booths, or temporary shelters, symbolize the Israelites' dependence on God during their wilderness journey after the Exodus. This practice served as a tangible reminder of God's provision and protection.<p><b>during the feast of the seventh month</b><br>The seventh month, Tishri, is significant in the Jewish calendar, hosting several important festivals, including the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah), the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), and the Feast of Tabernacles. This period is a time of reflection, repentance, and celebration of God's faithfulness. The Feast of Tabernacles, in particular, is a time of joy and thanksgiving for the harvest and God's continued provision.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nehemiah.htm">Nehemiah</a></b><br>A Jewish leader who played a crucial role in the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and the spiritual renewal of the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezra.htm">Ezra</a></b><br>A scribe and priest who read the Law to the people, leading to a revival of adherence to God's commands.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were rediscovering their covenantal obligations and identity through the Law.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_law_of_moses.htm">The Law of Moses</a></b><br>The Torah, which includes instructions given by God to Moses for the Israelites, including the observance of festivals.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/feast_of_booths.htm">Feast of Booths (Sukkot)</a></b><br>A Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' wilderness journey and God's provision, celebrated by dwelling in temporary shelters.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/rediscovering_god's_word.htm">Rediscovering God's Word</a></b><br>The Israelites' discovery of the command to celebrate the Feast of Booths highlights the importance of regularly engaging with Scripture to uncover truths that may have been forgotten or neglected.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The response of the Israelites to immediately implement the Feast of Booths demonstrates the importance of prompt and faithful obedience to God's instructions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_worship.htm">Community and Worship</a></b><br>The communal aspect of the Feast of Booths underscores the value of gathering together as a community to worship and remember God's faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembrance_and_thanksgiving.htm">Remembrance and Thanksgiving</a></b><br>The festival serves as a reminder of God's provision and protection, encouraging believers to cultivate a heart of gratitude for God's past and present faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_pilgrims.htm">Living as Pilgrims</a></b><br>Dwelling in temporary shelters during the Feast of Booths symbolizes the transient nature of earthly life and calls believers to focus on their eternal home with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_1_cor_9_9_and_9_21_align.htm">In 1 Corinthians 9, Paul appeals to the Old Testament law (v.9) yet speaks of being under 'Christ's law' (v.21); how can skeptics be convinced there is no conflict between these two references?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_israel_return_to_tents_post-exodus.htm">Hosea 12:9: Is there any historical record of Israel returning to a nomadic lifestyle in tents after the Exodus period?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_the_law_of_moses_exist_in_joshua_1_7.htm">Joshua 1:7 - Is it plausible that a fully formed Law of Moses existed at this time, despite scholarly debates on when the Pentateuch was compiled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/extra-biblical_proof_of_feast_of_booths.htm">Is there any extra-biblical evidence for the large-scale celebration of the Feast of Booths as described in Nehemiah 8:14-18?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/nehemiah/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And they found written</span>. The practice of "dwelling in booths," commanded in <a href="/leviticus/23-42.htm">Leviticus 23:42</a>, had fallen into disuse, probably during the captivity, and though the feast itself had been revived by Zerubbabel (<a href="/ezra/3-4.htm">Ezra 3:4</a>), yet this feature of it, from which it derived its name, had remained in abeyance. <span class="cmt_word">In the feast of the seventh month</span>. Though the "feast of trumpets" was also a feast of the seventh month, that of tabernacles was "the feast," being one of those which all Israelites not reasonably hindered were bound to attend (<a href="/exodus/23-14.htm">Exodus 23:14-17</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Deuteronomy 16:16</a>), and which was placed on a par with the Passover and Pentecost. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And they found</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּמְצְא֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yim·ṣə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">written</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּת֣וּב</span> <span class="translit">(kā·ṯūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grave, to write</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the Law,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּתּוֹרָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(bat·tō·w·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Direction, instruction, law</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיַד־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yaḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר֩</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were to dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵשְׁב֨וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·šə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in booths</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּסֻּכּ֛וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bas·suk·kō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5521.htm">Strong's 5521: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thicket, booth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">during the feast</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּחָ֖ג</span> <span class="translit">(be·ḥāḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2282.htm">Strong's 2282: </a> </span><span class="str2">A festival gathering, feast, pilgrim feast</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the seventh</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·ḇî·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7637.htm">Strong's 7637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seventh (an ordinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">month.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Nehemiah 8:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Nehemiah 8:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Nehemiah 8:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Nehemiah 8:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Nehemiah 8:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Nehemiah 8:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Nehemiah 8:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Nehemiah 8:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Nehemiah 8:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Nehemiah 8:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/8-14.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 8:14 They found written in the law how (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/8-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 8:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 8:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/8-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 8:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 8:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>