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et venerat mensis septimus filii autem Israhel erant incivitatibus suis congregatusque est omnis populus quasi virunus ad plateam quae est ante portam Aquarum et dixerunt Ezraescribae ut adferret librum legis Mosi quam praecepit DominusIsraheli

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adtulit ergo Ezras sacerdos legem coram multitudine virorumet mulierum cunctisque qui poterant intellegere in die primamensis septimi

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et legit in eo aperte in platea quae erat ante portamAquarum de mane usque ad mediam diem in conspectu virorum etmulierum et sapientium et aures omnis populi erant erectae adlibrum

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stetit autem Ezras scriba super gradum ligneum quem feceratad loquendum et steterunt iuxta eum Matthathia et Sema et Aniaet Uria et Helcia et Maasia ad dextram eius et ad sinistramPhadaia Misahel et Melchia et Asum et Asephdana Zaccharia etMosollam

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et aperuit Ezras librum coram omni populo super universumquippe populum eminebat et cum aperuisset eum stetit omnispopulus

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et benedixit Ezras Domino Deo magno et respondit omnispopulus amen amen elevans manus suas et incurvati sunt etadoraverunt Deum proni in terram

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porro Hiesue et Baani et Serebia Iamin Accub Septhai OdiaMaasia Celita Azarias Iozabed Anam Phalaia Levitae silentiumfaciebant in populo ad audiendam legem populus autem stabat ingradu suo

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et legerunt in libro legis Dei distincte et adposite adintellegendum et intellexerunt cum legeretur

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dixit autem Neemias ipse est Athersatha et Ezras sacerdosscriba et Levitae interpretantes universo populo diessanctificatus est Domino Deo nostro nolite lugere et noliteflere flebat enim omnis populus cum audiret verba legis

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et dixit eis ite comedite pinguia et bibite mulsum etmittite partes ei qui non praeparavit sibi quia sanctus diesDomini est et nolite contristari gaudium enim Domini estfortitudo nostra

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Levitae autem silentium faciebant in omni populo dicentestacete quia dies sanctus est et nolite dolere

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abiit itaque omnis populus ut comederet et biberet etmitteret partes et faceret laetitiam magnam quia intellexerantverba quae docuerat eos

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et in die secundo congregati sunt principes familiarumuniversi populi sacerdotes et Levitae ad Ezram scribam utinterpretaretur eis verba legis

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et invenerunt scriptum in lege praecepisse Dominum in manuMosi ut habitent filii Israhel in tabernaculis in die sollemnimense septimo

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et ut praedicent et divulgent vocem in universis urbibussuis et in Hierusalem dicentes egredimini in montem et adfertefrondes olivae et frondes ligni pulcherrimi frondes myrti etramos palmarum et frondes ligni nemorosi ut fiant tabernaculasicut scriptum est

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et egressus est populus et adtulerunt feceruntque sibitabernacula unusquisque in domate suo et in atriis suis et inatriis domus Dei et in platea portae Aquarum et in plateaportae Ephraim

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fecit ergo universa ecclesia eorum qui redierant decaptivitate tabernacula et habitaverunt in tabernaculis nonenim fecerant a diebus Iosue filii Nun taliter filii Israhelusque ad diem illum et fuit laetitia magna nimis

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legit autem in libro legis Dei per dies singulos a dieprimo usque ad diem novissimum et fecerunt sollemnitatem septemdiebus et in die octavo collectum iuxta ritum

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And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

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And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

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And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.

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And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

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And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:

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And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

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Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.

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So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

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And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

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Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

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So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.

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And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

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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.

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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:

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And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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