15 And that they should cause it to be declared and proclaimed in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and bring olive branches, and pine branches, and branches of [a]myrtle, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.

16 So the people went forth and brought them, and made them booths, every one upon the [b]roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street by the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.

17 And all the Congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity, made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the [c]time of Jeshua the son of Nun unto this day, had not the children of Israel done so, and there was very great joy.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 8:15 Or, goodly branches, as Lev. 3:40.
  2. Nehemiah 8:16 For their houses were made flat above, read Deut. 22:8.
  3. Nehemiah 8:17 Which was almost a thousand years.

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