Nehemiah 8:12-14

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¹² Then all the people went away to eat and drink, to ·send some of their food to others [share; send portions], and to ·celebrate with [^Lmake] great joy. They finally understood ·what they had been taught [the words/matters that had been made known to them].

¹³ On the second day of the month [October 9, 445 bc], the ·leaders [heads] of all the families, the priests, and the Levites met with Ezra the ·teacher [scribe]. They ·gathered [assembled] to ·study [consider; gain insight into] the words of the ·Teachings [Laws; Instructions; ^LTorah]. ¹⁴ This is what they found written in the ·Teachings [Laws; Instructions; ^LTorah]: The Lord commanded through Moses that the people of Israel were to live in ·shelters [^Tbooths; ^Ctemporary dwellings; Ex. 23:33; Deut. 16:13–15] during the feast of the seventh month.