Neh 8:18 | NET2full | STEP | Ezra read in the book of the law of God day by day , from the first day to the last . They observed the festival for seven days , and on the eighth day they held an assembly as was required .

‏ Nehemiah 8:18

18 Ezra ^{▼▼tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ezra) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day to the last. ^{▼▼tn Heb “the last day.”} They observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly ^{▼▼tn Heb “on the eighth day an assembly.” The words “they held” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.} as was required. ^{▼▼tn Heb “according to the judgment.”}