Nehemiah 8:18 · KJV
“Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day {was} a solemn assembly, according unto the manner. {a solemn...: Heb. a restraint}”
— Nehemiah 8:18
Nehemiah 8 — Context
So the people went forth, and brought {them}, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
17And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
18Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day {was} a solemn assembly, according unto the manner. {a solemn...: Heb. a restraint}
Cross References
Numbers 29:35
On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work {therein}:
Leviticus 23:36
Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it {is} a solemn assembly; {and} ye shall do no servile work {therein}. {solemn...: Heb. day of restraint}
Deuteronomy 31:10-13
And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of {every} seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,
John 7:37
In the last day, that great {day} of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
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