Verse 24

And in a controversy{H7379} they shall stand{H5975} to judge;{H8199} according to mine ordinances{H8199} shall they judge{H8199} it: and they shall keep{H8104} my laws{H8451} and my statutes{H2708} in all my appointed feasts;{H4150} and they shall hallow{H6942} my sabbaths.{H7676}

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 23:4 : 4 Of these,{H428} twenty{H6242} and four{H702} thousand{H505} were to oversee{H5329} the work{H4399} of the house{H1004} of Jehovah;{H3068} and six{H8337} thousand{H505} were officers{H7860} and judges;{H8199}
  • 2 Chr 19:8-9 : 8 Moreover in Jerusalem{H3389} did Jehoshaphat{H3092} set{H5975} of the Levites{H3881} and the priests,{H3548} and of the heads{H7218} of the fathers'{H1} [houses] of Israel,{H3478} for the judgment{H4941} of Jehovah,{H3068} and for controversies.{H7379} And they returned{H7725} to Jerusalem.{H3389} 9 And he charged{H6680} them, saying,{H559} Thus shall ye do{H6213} in the fear{H3374} of Jehovah,{H3068} faithfully,{H530} and with a perfect{H8003} heart.{H3824} 10 And whensoever any controversy shall come{H935} to you from your brethren{H251} that dwell{H3427} in their cities,{H5892} between blood{H1818} and blood,{H1818} between law{H8451} and commandment,{H4687} statutes{H2706} and ordinances,{H4941} ye shall warn{H2094} them, that they be not guilty{H816} towards Jehovah,{H3068} and so wrath{H7110} come upon you and upon your brethren:{H251} this{H3541} do,{H6213} and ye shall not be guilty.{H816}
  • Ezek 22:26 : 26 Her priests{H3548} have done violence{H2554} to my law,{H8451} and have profaned{H2490} my holy things:{H6944} they have made no distinction{H914} between the holy{H6944} and the common,{H2455} neither have they caused men to discern{H3045} between the unclean{H2931} and the clean,{H2889} and have hid{H5956} their eyes{H5869} from my sabbaths,{H7676} and I am profaned{H2490} among{H8432} them.
  • 1 Tim 3:15 : 15 but{G1161} if{G1437} I tarry long,{G1019} that{G2443} thou mayest know{G1492} how{G4459} men ought{G1163} to behave themselves{G390} in{G1722} the house{G3624} of God,{G2316} which{G3748} is{G2076} the church{G1577} of the living{G2198} God,{G2316} the pillar{G4769} and{G2532} ground{G1477} of the truth.{G225}
  • Lev 23:1-9 : 1 And Jehovah{H3068} spake{H1696} unto Moses,{H4872} saying,{H559} 2 Speak{H1696} unto the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} and say{H559} unto them, The set feasts{H4150} of Jehovah,{H3068} which ye shall proclaim{H7121} to be holy{H6944} convocations,{H4744} even these are my set feasts.{H4150} 3 Six{H8337} days{H3117} shall work{H4399} be done:{H6213} but on the seventh{H7637} day{H3117} is a sabbath{H7676} of solemn rest,{H7677} a holy{H6944} convocation;{H4744} ye shall do{H6213} no manner of work:{H4399} it is a sabbath{H7676} unto Jehovah{H3068} in all your dwellings.{H4186} 4 These are the set feasts{H4150} of Jehovah,{H3068} even holy{H6944} convocations,{H4744} which ye shall proclaim{H7121} in their appointed season.{H4150} 5 In the first{H7223} month,{H2320} on the fourteenth{H702} day of the month at even,{H6153} is Jehovah's{H3068} passover.{H6453} 6 And on the fifteenth{H2568} day{H3117} of the same month{H2320} is the feast{H2282} of unleavened bread{H4682} unto Jehovah:{H3068} seven{H7651} days{H3117} ye shall eat{H398} unleavened bread.{H4682} 7 In the first{H7223} day{H3117} ye shall have a holy{H6944} convocation:{H4744} ye shall do{H6213} no servile{H5656} work.{H4399} 8 But ye shall offer{H7126} an offering made by fire{H801} unto Jehovah{H3068} seven{H7651} days:{H3117} in the seventh{H7637} day{H3117} is a holy{H6944} convocation;{H4744} ye shall do{H6213} no servile{H5656} work.{H4399} 9 And Jehovah{H3068} spake{H1696} unto Moses,{H4872} saying,{H559} 10 Speak{H1696} unto the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} and say{H559} unto them, When ye are come{H935} into the land{H776} which I give{H5414} unto you, and shall reap{H7114} the harvest{H7105} thereof, then ye shall bring{H935} the sheaf{H6016} of the first-fruits{H7225} of your harvest{H7105} unto the priest:{H3548} 11 and he shall wave{H5130} the sheaf{H6016} before{H6440} Jehovah,{H3068} to be accepted{H7522} for you: on the morrow{H4283} after the sabbath{H7676} the priest{H3548} shall wave{H5130} it. 12 And in the day{H3117} when ye wave{H5130} the sheaf,{H6016} ye shall offer{H6213} a he-lamb{H3532} without blemish{H8549} a{H1121} year{H8141} old for a burnt-offering{H5930} unto Jehovah.{H3068} 13 And the meal-offering{H4503} thereof shall be two{H8147} tenth parts [of an ephah]{H6241} of fine flour{H5560} mingled{H1101} with oil,{H8081} an offering made by fire{H801} unto Jehovah{H3068} for a sweet{H5207} savor;{H7381} and the drink-offering{H5262} thereof shall be of wine,{H3196} the fourth{H7243} part of a hin.{H1969} 14 And ye shall eat{H398} neither bread,{H3899} nor parched grain,{H7039} nor fresh ears,{H3759} until this selfsame{H6106} day,{H3117} until{H5704} ye have brought{H935} the oblation{H7133} of your God:{H430} it is a statute{H2708} for ever{H5769} throughout your generations{H1755} in all your dwellings.{H4186} 15 And ye shall count{H5608} unto you from the morrow{H4283} after the sabbath,{H7676} from the day{H3117} that ye brought{H935} the sheaf{H6016} of the wave-offering;{H8573} seven{H7651} sabbaths{H7676} shall there be{H1961} complete:{H8549} 16 even unto{H5704} the morrow{H4283} after the seventh{H7637} sabbath{H7676} shall ye number{H5608} fifty{H2572} days;{H3117} and ye shall offer{H7126} a new{H2319} meal-offering{H4503} unto Jehovah.{H3068} 17 Ye shall bring out{H935} of your habitations{H4186} two{H8147} wave -{H8573} loaves{H3899} of two{H8147} tenth parts [of an ephah]:{H6241} they shall be of fine flour,{H5560} they shall be baken{H644} with leaven,{H2557} for first-fruits{H1061} unto Jehovah.{H3068} 18 And ye shall present{H7126} with the bread{H3899} seven{H7651} lambs{H3532} without blemish{H8549} a year{H8141} old, and one{H259} young{H1241} bullock,{H6499} and two{H8147} rams:{H352} they shall be a burnt-offering{H5930} unto Jehovah,{H3068} with their meal-offering,{H5930} and their drink-offerings,{H5262} even an offering{H4503} made by fire,{H801} of a sweet{H5207} savor{H7381} unto Jehovah.{H3068} 19 And ye shall offer{H6213} one{H259} he-goat{H5795} for a sin-offering,{H2403} and two{H8147} he-lambs{H3532} a{H1121} year{H8141} old for a sacrifice{H2077} of peace-offerings.{H2077} 20 And the priest{H3548} shall wave{H5130} them with the bread{H3899} of the first-fruits{H1061} for a wave-offering{H8573} before{H6440} Jehovah,{H3068} with the two{H8147} lambs:{H3532} they shall be holy{H6944} to Jehovah{H3068} for the priest.{H3548} 21 And ye shall make proclamation{H7121} on the selfsame{H6106} day;{H3117} there shall be a holy{H6944} convocation{H4744} unto you; ye shall do{H6213} no servile{H5656} work:{H4399} it is a statute{H2708} for ever{H5769} in all your dwellings{H4186} throughout your generations.{H1755} 22 And when ye reap{H7114} the harvest{H7105} of your land,{H776} thou shalt not wholly{H3615} reap{H7114} the corners{H6285} of thy field,{H7704} neither shalt thou gather{H3950} the gleaning{H3951} of thy harvest:{H7105} thou shalt leave{H5800} them for the poor,{H6041} and for the sojourner:{H1616} I am Jehovah{H3068} your God.{H430} 23 And Jehovah{H3068} spake{H1696} unto Moses,{H4872} saying,{H559} 24 Speak{H1696} unto the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} saying,{H559} In the seventh{H7637} month,{H2320} on the first{H259} day of the month,{H2320} shall be a solemn rest{H7677} unto you, a memorial{H2146} of blowing{H8643} of trumpets, a holy{H6944} convocation.{H4744} 25 Ye shall do{H6213} no servile{H5656} work;{H4399} and ye shall offer{H7126} an offering made by fire{H801} unto Jehovah.{H3068} 26 And Jehovah{H3068} spake{H1696} unto Moses,{H4872} saying,{H559} 27 Howbeit{H389} on the tenth{H6218} day of this seventh{H7637} month{H2320} is the day{H3117} of atonement:{H3725} it shall be a holy{H6944} convocation{H4744} unto you, and ye shall afflict{H6031} your souls;{H5315} and ye shall offer{H7126} an offering made by fire{H801} unto Jehovah.{H3068} 28 And ye shall do{H6213} no manner of work{H4399} in that same{H6106} day;{H3117} for it is a day{H3117} of atonement,{H3725} to make atonement{H3725} for you before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} your God.{H430} 29 For whatsoever soul{H5315} it be that shall not be afflicted{H6031} in that same{H6106} day;{H3117} he shall be cut off{H3772} from his people.{H5971} 30 And whatsoever soul{H5315} it be that doeth{H6213} any manner of work{H4399} in that same{H6106} day,{H3117} that soul{H5315} will I destroy{H6} from among{H7130} his people.{H5971} 31 Ye shall do{H6213} no manner of work:{H4399} it is a statute{H2708} for ever{H5769} throughout your generations{H1755} in all your dwellings.{H4186} 32 It shall be unto you a sabbath{H7676} of solemn rest,{H7677} and ye shall afflict{H6031} your souls:{H5315} in the ninth{H8672} day of the month{H2320} at even,{H6153} from even{H6153} unto even,{H6153} shall ye keep{H7673} your sabbath.{H7676} 33 And Jehovah{H3068} spake{H1696} unto Moses,{H4872} saying,{H559} 34 Speak{H1696} unto the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} saying,{H559} On the fifteenth{H2568} day{H3117} of this seventh{H7637} month{H2320} is the feast{H2282} of tabernacles{H5521} for seven{H7651} days{H3117} unto Jehovah.{H3068} 35 On the first{H7223} day{H3117} shall be a holy{H6944} convocation:{H4744} ye shall do{H6213} no servile{H5656} work.{H4399} 36 Seven{H7651} days{H3117} ye shall offer{H7126} an offering made by fire{H801} unto Jehovah:{H3068} on the eighth{H8066} day{H3117} shall be a holy{H6944} convocation{H4744} unto you; and ye shall offer{H7126} an offering made by fire{H801} unto Jehovah:{H3068} it is a solemn assembly;{H6116} ye shall do{H6213} no servile{H5656} work.{H4399} 37 These are the set feasts{H4150} of Jehovah,{H3068} which ye shall proclaim{H7121} to be holy{H6944} convocations,{H4744} to offer{H7126} an offering made by fire{H801} unto Jehovah,{H3068} a burnt-offering,{H5930} and a meal-offering,{H5930} a sacrifice,{H2077} and drink-offerings,{H5262} each{H1697} on its own{H3117} day;{H3117} 38 besides the sabbaths{H7676} of Jehovah,{H3068} and besides your gifts,{H4979} and besides all your vows,{H5088} and besides all your freewill-offerings,{H5071} which ye give{H5414} unto Jehovah.{H3068} 39 Howbeit on the fifteenth{H2568} day{H3117} of the seventh{H7637} month,{H2320} when ye have gathered{H622} in the fruits{H8393} of the land,{H776} ye shall keep{H2287} the feast{H2282} of Jehovah{H3068} seven{H7651} days:{H3117} on the first{H7223} day{H3117} shall be a solemn rest,{H7677} and on the eighth{H8066} day{H3117} shall be a solemn rest.{H7677} 40 And ye shall take{H3947} you on the first{H7223} day{H3117} the fruit{H6529} of goodly{H1926} trees,{H6086} branches{H3709} of palm-trees,{H8558} and boughs{H6057} of thick{H5687} trees,{H6086} and willows{H6155} of the brook;{H5158} and ye shall rejoice{H8055} before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} your God{H430} seven{H7651} days.{H3117} 41 And ye shall keep{H2287} it a feast{H2282} unto Jehovah{H3068} seven{H7651} days{H3117} in the year:{H8141} it is a statute{H2708} for ever{H5769} throughout your generations;{H1755} ye shall keep{H2287} it in the seventh{H7637} month.{H2320} 42 Ye shall dwell{H3427} in booths{H5521} seven{H7651} days;{H3117} all that are home-born{H249} in Israel{H3478} shall dwell{H3427} in booths;{H5521} 43 that your generations{H1755} may know{H3045} that I made the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} to dwell{H3427} in booths,{H5521} when I brought them out{H3318} of the land{H776} of Egypt:{H4714} I am Jehovah{H3068} your God.{H430} 44 And Moses{H4872} declared{H1696} unto the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} the set feasts{H4150} of Jehovah.{H3068}
  • Num 28:1-9 : 1 And Jehovah{H3068} spake{H1696} unto Moses,{H4872} saying,{H559} 2 Command{H6680} the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} and say{H559} unto them, My oblation,{H7133} my food for my offerings{H7133} made by fire,{H801} of a sweet{H5207} savor{H7381} unto me, shall ye observe{H8104} to offer{H7126} unto me in their due season.{H4150} 3 And thou shalt say{H559} unto them, This is the offering made by fire{H801} which ye shall offer{H7126} unto Jehovah:{H3068} he-lambs{H3532} a{H1121} year{H8141} old without blemish,{H8549} two{H8147} day by day,{H3117} for a continual{H8548} burnt-offering.{H5930} 4 The one{H259} lamb{H3532} shalt thou offer{H6213} in the morning,{H1242} and the other{H8145} lamb{H3532} shalt thou offer{H6213} at even;{H6153} 5 and the tenth{H6224} part of an ephah{H374} of fine flour{H5560} for a meal-offering,{H4503} mingled{H1101} with the fourth{H7243} part of a hin{H1969} of beaten{H3795} oil.{H8081} 6 It is a continual{H8548} burnt-offering,{H5930} which was ordained{H6213} in mount{H2022} Sinai{H5514} for a sweet{H5207} savor,{H7381} an offering made by fire{H801} unto Jehovah.{H3068} 7 And the drink-offering{H5262} thereof shall be the fourth{H7243} part of a hin{H1969} for the one{H259} lamb:{H3532} in the holy{H6944} place shalt thou pour{H5258} out a drink-offering{H5262} of strong drink{H7941} unto Jehovah.{H3068} 8 And the other{H8145} lamb{H3532} shalt thou offer{H6213} at even:{H6153} as the meal-offering{H4503} of the morning,{H1242} and as the drink-offering{H4503} thereof, thou shalt offer{H6213} it, an offering made by fire,{H801} of a sweet{H5207} savor{H7381} unto Jehovah.{H3068} 9 And on the sabbath{H7676} day{H3117} two{H8147} he-lambs{H3532} a{H1121} year{H8141} old without blemish,{H8549} and two{H8147} tenth{H6241} parts [of an ephah] of fine flour{H5560} for a meal-offering,{H4503} mingled{H1101} with oil,{H8081} and the drink-offering{H5262} thereof: 10 this is the burnt-offering{H5930} of every sabbath,{H7676} besides the continual{H8548} burnt-offering,{H5930} and the drink-offering{H5930} thereof. 11 And in the beginnings{H7218} of your months{H2320} ye shall offer{H7126} a burnt-offering{H5930} unto Jehovah:{H3068} two{H8147} young{H1241} bullocks,{H6499} and one{H259} ram,{H352} seven{H7651} he-lambs{H3532} a{H1121} year{H8141} old without blemish;{H8549} 12 and three{H7969} tenth parts [of an ephah]{H6241} of fine flour{H5560} for a meal-offering,{H4503} mingled{H1101} with oil,{H8081} for each{H259} bullock;{H6499} and two{H8147} tenth{H6241} parts of fine flour{H5560} for a meal-offering,{H4503} mingled{H1101} with oil,{H8081} for the one{H259} ram;{H352} 13 and a tenth part{H6241} of fine flour{H5560} mingled{H1101} with oil{H8081} for a meal-offering{H4503} unto every{H259} lamb;{H3532} for a burnt-offering{H4503} of a sweet{H5207} savor,{H7381} an offering made by fire{H801} unto Jehovah.{H3068} 14 And their drink-offerings{H5262} shall be half{H2677} a hin{H1969} of wine{H3196} for a bullock,{H6499} and the third{H7992} part of a hin{H1969} for the ram,{H352} and the fourth{H7243} part of a hin{H1969} for a lamb:{H3532} this is the burnt-offering{H5930} of every month{H2320} throughout the months{H2320} of the year.{H8141} 15 And one{H259} he -{H8163} goat{H5795} for a sin-offering{H2403} unto Jehovah;{H3068} it shall be offered{H6213} besides the continual{H8548} burnt-offering,{H5930} and the drink-offering{H5930} thereof. 16 And in the first{H7223} month,{H2320} on the fourteenth{H702} day{H3117} of the month,{H2320} is Jehovah's passover.{H6453} 17 And on the fifteenth{H2568} day{H3117} of this month{H2320} shall be a feast:{H2282} seven{H7651} days{H3117} shall unleavened bread{H4682} be eaten.{H398} 18 In the first{H7223} day{H3117} shall be a holy{H6944} convocation:{H4744} ye shall do{H6213} no servile{H5656} work;{H4399} 19 but ye shall offer{H7126} an offering made by fire,{H801} a burnt-offering{H5930} unto Jehovah:{H3068} two{H8147} young{H1241} bullocks,{H6499} and one{H259} ram,{H352} and seven{H7651} he-lambs{H3532} a{H1121} year{H8141} old; they shall be unto you without blemish;{H8549} 20 and their meal-offering,{H4503} fine flour{H5560} mingled{H1101} with oil:{H8081} three{H7969} tenth parts{H6241} shall ye offer{H6213} for a bullock,{H6499} and two{H8147} tenth parts{H6241} for the ram;{H352} 21 a tenth part{H6241} shalt thou offer{H6213} for every{H259} lamb{H3532} of the seven{H7651} lambs;{H3532} 22 and one{H259} he-goat{H8163} for a sin-offering,{H2403} to make atonement{H3722} for you. 23 Ye shall offer{H6213} these besides the burnt-offering{H5930} of the morning,{H1242} which is for a continual{H8548} burnt-offering.{H5930} 24 After this manner ye shall offer{H6213} daily,{H3117} for seven{H7651} days,{H3117} the food{H3899} of the offering made by fire,{H801} of a sweet{H5207} savor{H7381} unto Jehovah:{H3068} it shall be offered{H6213} besides the continual{H8548} burnt-offering,{H5930} and the drink-offering{H5930} thereof. 25 And on the seventh{H7637} day{H3117} ye shall have a holy{H6944} convocation:{H4744} ye shall do{H6213} no servile{H5656} work.{H4399} 26 Also in the day{H3117} of the first-fruits,{H1061} when ye offer{H7126} a new{H2319} meal-offering{H4503} unto Jehovah{H3068} in your [feast of] weeks,{H7620} ye shall have a holy{H6944} convocation;{H4744} ye shall do{H6213} no servile{H5656} work;{H4399} 27 but ye shall offer{H7126} a burnt-offering{H5930} for a sweet{H5207} savor{H7381} unto Jehovah:{H3068} two{H8147} young{H1241} bullocks,{H6499} one{H259} ram,{H352} seven{H7651} he-lambs{H3532} a{H1121} year{H8141} old; 28 and their meal-offering,{H4503} fine flour{H5560} mingled{H1101} with oil,{H8081} three{H7969} tenth parts{H6241} for each{H259} bullock,{H6499} two{H8147} tenth parts{H6241} for the one{H259} ram,{H352} 29 a tenth part{H6241} for every{H259} lamb{H3532} of the seven{H7651} lambs;{H3532}
  • Deut 17:8-9 : 8 If there arise a matter{H1697} too hard{H6381} for thee in judgment,{H4941} between blood{H1818} and blood,{H1818} between plea{H1779} and plea,{H1779} and between stroke{H5061} and stroke,{H5061} being matters{H1697} of controversy{H7379} within thy gates;{H8179} then shalt thou arise,{H6965} and get thee up{H5927} unto the place{H4725} which Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} shall choose;{H977} 9 and thou shalt come{H935} unto the priests{H3548} the Levites,{H3881} and unto the judge{H8199} that shall be in those days:{H3117} and thou shalt inquire;{H1875} and they shall show{H5046} thee the sentence{H1697} of judgment.{H4941} 10 And thou shalt do{H6213} according to the tenor of the sentence{H6310} which they shall show{H5046} thee from that place{H4725} which Jehovah{H3068} shall choose;{H977} and thou shalt observe{H8104} to do{H6213} according to all that they shall teach{H3384} thee: 11 according to the tenor{H6310} of the law{H8451} which they shall teach{H3384} thee, and according to the judgment{H4941} which they shall tell{H559} thee, thou shalt do;{H6213} thou shalt not turn aside{H5493} from the sentence{H1697} which they shall show{H5046} thee, to the right hand,{H3225} nor to the left.{H8040} 12 And the man{H376} that doeth{H6213} presumptuously,{H2087} in not hearkening{H8085} unto the priest{H3548} that standeth{H5975} to minister{H8334} there before Jehovah{H3068} thy God,{H430} or unto the judge,{H8199} even that man{H376} shall die:{H4191} and thou shalt put away{H1197} the evil{H7451} from Israel.{H3478} 13 And all the people{H5971} shall hear,{H8085} and fear,{H3372} and do no more presumptuously.{H2102}
  • Ezra 2:63 : 63 And the governor{H8660} said{H559} unto them, that they should not eat{H398} of the most{H6944} holy things,{H6944} till there stood up{H5975} a priest{H3548} with Urim{H224} and with Thummim.{H8550}
  • Neh 8:1-9 : 1 And all the people{H5971} gathered themselves together{H622} as one{H259} man{H376} into the broad{H7339} place that was before{H6440} the water{H4325} gate;{H8179} and they spake{H559} unto Ezra{H5830} the scribe{H5608} to bring{H935} the book{H5612} of the law{H8451} of Moses,{H4872} which Jehovah{H3068} had commanded{H6680} to Israel.{H3478} 2 And Ezra{H5830} the priest{H3548} brought{H935} the law{H8451} before{H6440} the assembly,{H6951} both men{H376} and women,{H802} and all that could hear{H8085} with understanding,{H995} upon the first{H259} day{H3117} of the seventh{H7637} month.{H2320} 3 And he read{H7121} therein before{H6440} the broad{H7339} place that was before{H6440} the water{H4325} gate{H8179} from early morning{H216} until midday,{H4276} in the presence of the men{H582} and the women,{H802} and of those that could understand;{H995} and the ears{H241} of all the people{H5971} were [attentive] unto the book{H5612} of the law.{H8451} 4 And Ezra{H5830} the scribe{H5608} stood{H5975} upon a pulpit{H4026} of wood,{H6086} which they had made{H6213} for the purpose;{H1697} and beside{H681} him stood{H5975} Mattithiah,{H4993} and Shema,{H8087} and Anaiah,{H6043} and Uriah,{H223} and Hilkiah,{H2518} and Maaseiah,{H4641} on his right hand;{H3225} and on his left hand,{H8040} Pedaiah,{H6305} and Mishael,{H4332} and Malchijah,{H4441} and Hashum,{H2828} and Hashbaddanah,{H2806} Zechariah,{H2148} [and] Meshullam.{H4918} 5 And Ezra{H5830} opened{H6605} the book{H5612} in the sight{H5869} of all the people;{H5971} (for he was above all the people;){H5971} and when he opened{H6605} it, all the people{H5971} stood up:{H5975} 6 and Ezra{H5830} blessed{H1288} Jehovah,{H3068} the great{H1419} God.{H430} And all the people{H5971} answered,{H6030} Amen,{H543} Amen,{H543} with the lifting up{H4607} of their hands:{H3027} and they bowed{H6915} their heads, and worshipped{H7812} Jehovah{H3068} with their faces{H639} to the ground.{H776} 7 Also Jeshua,{H3442} and Bani,{H1137} and Sherebiah,{H8274} Jamin,{H3226} Akkub,{H6126} Shabbethai,{H7678} Hodiah,{H1941} Maaseiah,{H4641} Kelita,{H7042} Azariah,{H5838} Jozabad,{H3107} Hanan,{H2605} Pelaiah,{H6411} and the Levites,{H3881} caused the people{H5971} to understand{H995} the law:{H8451} and the people{H5971} [stood] in their place.{H5977} 8 And they read{H7121} in the book,{H5612} in the law{H8451} of God,{H430} distinctly;{H6567} and they gave{H7760} the sense,{H7922} so that they understood{H995} the reading.{H4744} 9 And Nehemiah,{H5166} who was the governor,{H8660} and Ezra{H5830} the priest{H3548} the scribe,{H5608} and the Levites{H3881} that taught{H995} the people,{H5971} said{H559} unto all the people,{H5971} This day{H3117} is holy{H6918} unto Jehovah{H3068} your God;{H430} mourn{H56} not, nor weep.{H1058} For all the people{H5971} wept,{H1058} when they heard{H8085} the words{H1697} of the law.{H8451} 10 Then he said{H559} unto them, Go your way,{H3212} eat{H398} the fat,{H4924} and drink{H8354} the sweet,{H4477} and send{H7971} portions{H4490} unto him for whom nothing is prepared;{H3559} for this day{H3117} is holy{H6918} unto our Lord:{H113} neither be ye grieved;{H6087} for the joy{H2304} of Jehovah{H3068} is your [ strength.]{H4581} 11 So the Levites{H3881} stilled{H2814} all the people,{H5971} saying,{H559} Hold your peace,{H2013} for the day{H3117} is holy;{H6918} neither be ye grieved.{H6087} 12 And all the people{H5971} went their way{H3212} to eat,{H398} and to drink,{H8354} and to send{H7971} portions,{H4490} and to make{H6213} great{H1419} mirth,{H8057} because they had understood{H995} the words{H1697} that were declared{H3045} unto them. 13 And on the second{H8145} day{H3117} were gathered together{H622} the heads{H7218} of fathers'{H1} houses of all the people,{H5971} the priests,{H3548} and the Levites,{H3881} unto Ezra{H5830} the scribe,{H5608} even to give attention{H7919} to the words{H1697} of the law.{H8451} 14 And they found{H4672} written{H3789} in the law,{H8451} how that Jehovah{H3068} had commanded{H6680} by{H3027} Moses,{H4872} that the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} should dwell{H3427} in booths{H5521} in the feast{H2282} of the seventh{H7637} month;{H2320} 15 and that they should publish{H8085} and proclaim{H5674} in all their cities,{H5892} and in Jerusalem,{H3389} saying,{H559} Go forth{H3318} unto the mount,{H2022} and fetch{H935} olive{H2132} branches,{H5929} and branches{H6086} of wild olive,{H8081} and myrtle{H1918} branches,{H6086} and palm{H8558} branches,{H5929} and branches{H5929} of thick{H5687} trees,{H6086} to make{H6213} booths,{H5521} as it is written.{H3789} 16 So the people{H5971} went forth,{H3318} and brought{H935} them, and made{H6213} themselves booths,{H5521} every one{H376} upon the roof of his house,{H1406} and in their courts,{H2691} and in the courts{H2691} of the house{H1004} of God,{H430} and in the broad{H7339} place of the water{H4325} gate,{H8179} and in the broad{H7339} place of the gate{H8179} of Ephraim.{H669} 17 And all the assembly{H6951} of them that were come again{H7725} out of the captivity{H7628} made{H6213} booths,{H5521} and dwelt{H3427} in the booths;{H5521} for since the days{H3117} of Jeshua{H3442} the son{H1121} of Nun{H5126} unto that day{H3117} had not the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} done so.{H6213} And there was very{H3966} great{H1419} gladness.{H8057} 18 Also day{H3117} by day,{H3117} from the first{H7223} day{H3117} unto the last{H314} day,{H3117} he read{H7121} in the book{H5612} of the law{H8451} of God.{H430} And they kept{H6213} the feast{H2282} seven{H7651} days;{H3117} and on the eighth{H8066} day{H3117} was a solemn assembly,{H6116} according unto the ordinance.{H4941}
  • Isa 58:13-14 : 13 If thou turn away{H7725} thy foot{H7272} from the sabbath,{H7676} from doing{H6213} thy pleasure{H2656} on my holy{H6944} day;{H3117} and call{H7121} the sabbath{H7676} a delight,{H6027} [and] the holy{H6918} of Jehovah{H3068} honorable;{H3513} and shalt honor{H3513} it, not doing{H6213} thine own ways,{H1870} nor finding{H4672} thine own pleasure,{H2656} nor speaking{H1696} [thine own] words:{H1697} 14 then shalt thou delight{H6026} thyself in Jehovah;{H3068} and I will make thee to ride{H7392} upon the high places{H1116} of the earth;{H776} and I will feed{H398} thee with the heritage{H5159} of Jacob{H3290} thy father:{H1} for the mouth{H6310} of Jehovah{H3068} hath spoken{H1696} it.