Nehemiah 8:17

And all the convocation of them who had returned out of the captivity made booths, and dwelt in booths, for, since the days of Jeshua son of Nun, had not the sons of Israel done so, unto that day,—and there was very great rejoicing.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

16So the people went forth, and brought in, and made themselves booths, every one upon his roof, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water-gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.

18So he read in the book of the law of God, day by day, from the first day unto the last day, and they kept the festival seven days, and, on the eighth day, a closing feast, according to the regulation.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 16:15Seven days, shalt thou keep festival unto Yahweh thy God, in the place which Yahweh shall choose,—for Yahweh thy God, will bless thee, in all thine increase and in all the work of thy hands,—therefore shalt thou do nothing but, rejoice.

1 Chronicles 29:22And so they did eat and drink before Yahweh on that day, with great joy,—and they, the second time, made Solomon son of David king, and anointed him unto Yahweh to be chief ruler, and Zadok to be priest.

2 Chronicles 8:13even according to the duty of each a day upon [its own] day, offering up according to the commandment of Moses, for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the appointed feasts, three times in the year,—in the festival of unleavened cakes and in the festival of weeks, and in the festival of booths;

2 Chronicles 30:23Then all the convocation took counsel, to keep seven days more,—and they kept seven days, with rejoicing.

2 Chronicles 35:18And there had not been kept, a passover like it, in Israel, since the days of Samuel the prophet,—yea, none of the kings of Israel, had kept such a passover as was kept by Josiah and the priests and the Levites and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

John 1:14And, the Word, became, flesh, and pitched his tent among us, and we gazed upon his glory,—a glory, as an Only-begotten from his Father. Full of favour and truth.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 8:14-18

The Joy of the People. ( b. c. 444.) 13 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. 14 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: 15 And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive… Read the whole commentary →

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