The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. VIII.

2 Ezra gathereth together the people, and readeth to them the Law. 12 〈◊〉〈◊〉 reioyce in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for the knowledge of the worde of God. 15 They kepe the feast of Tabernacles or boothes.

1 ANd all the people assembled them selues“ together, in the streat that was before the watergate, and they spake vnto Ezrá thea scribe, that he wold bring the boke of the Law of Mosés, which the Lord had comman ded to Israél.

2 And Azrá the Priest broght the Law before the Congregacion bothe of men and wo∣men, and of all thatb colde heare and vnder∣stand it, in the first day of the seuent mo∣neth,

3 And hered therein in the streat that was be∣fore the watergate [from the morning vntilc the midday] before men and women, and of them that vnderstode it, and the eares of

all the people (hearkened) vnto the boke of the Law.

4 And Ezrá the scribe stode vpon a pulpit of wood, which he had made for the prea∣ching, and beside him stode Mattithiáh, & Shêma, and Ananiáh, and Vriiáh, and Hil∣kiáh, and Maaseiáh on his right hand, and on his left hand Pedaiáh, and Mishaél, and Malchiáh, and Hashum, and Hashbadāna, Zecháriáh, (and) Meshullám.

5 And Ezrá opened the boke before all the people: for he wasd aboue all the people: & whē he opened it, al the people stode vp.

6 And Ezrá praised the Lord the great God, and all the people answered, Amen, Amē, with lifting vp their hands: & thei bowed them selues, and worshiped the Lord with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 faces toward the grounde.

7 Also Ieshúa, and Bani, and Sherebiáh, Ia∣min, Akkúb, Shabbethái, Hodiiáh, Maase∣iáh, Kelitá, Azariáh, Iozabád, Hanán, Pela∣iáh, and the Leuites caused the people to vnderstand the Law, and the people (stode) in their place.

8 And they red in the boke of the Lawe of God distinctly and gaue the sense, and cau∣sed them to vnderstand the reading.

9 Then Nehemiáh [which is Tirshátha] and Ezrá the Priest and scribe, and the Leuites that instructed the people, said vnto all the people, Thys daye is holy vnto the Lord your God: mourne not, nether wepe: for all the peoplee wept, whē they heard the wordes of the Law.

10 He said also vnto them, Go, (and) eate of the fat, and drinke the swete, & send parte vnto thē, for whome none (is)f prepared: for this daye is holye vnto our Lord: be ye not sory therfore: for theg ioye of the Lord is your strength.

11 And the Leuites made silēce throughout all the people, saying, Holde your peace: for the day is holy, be not sad therefore.

12 Then all the people went to eate and to drinke, and to send away parte, & to make great ioye, because they had vnderstande the wordes that they had taught them.

13 And on the seconde day the chief fathers of all the people, the Priests and the Leui∣tes were gathered vnto Ezrá the scribe, that he also myghte instructe them in the wordes of the Law.

14 And they founde writen in the Law, [that the Lord had commanded by Mosés] that the children of Israél shulde dwel in * boo∣thes in the feast of the seuent moneth,

15 And that thei shulde cause it to be decla∣red and proclaimed in all their Cities, and in Ierusalém, saying, Go for the vnto the mount, and bringe oliuebranches, and pi∣ne branches, and branches of“ myrtus, and palmebranches, and branches of thicke trees, to make boothès, as it is writen.

16 So the people went forth & broght (thē) and made them boothes, euerie one vpon theh rofe of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the strete by the watergate, and in the strete of the gate of Ephráim.

17 And all the Congregacion of them that were come againe out of the captiuitie, made boothes, & sate vnder the boothes: for since thei time of Ieshúa the sonne of Nun vnto this day, had not the childrē of Israél done so, & there was very great ioye.

18 And he red in the boke of the Law of God euerie day, from the first day vnto the last daye. And thei kept the feast seuen dayes, and on the eight day a solemne 〈◊〉〈◊〉, according vnto the maner.

Notes

• “

  Ebr. as one man
• a

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 Ezrá 7, 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• b

  Which had age and discretion to vnderstand.
• c

  This 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the great zeale, that the people had to heare the worde of God.
• d

  To the intente that his voyce might be the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 heard.
• e

  In consideryng their offenses a∣gainste the Lawe. Therefore the Le∣uites do not re∣proue them for mourning, but as∣sure them of Gods 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉〈◊〉 as they are 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• f

  That is, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the poore.
• g

  Reioyce in the Lord, and he will giue you strēgth.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 23. 34.
• “

  Or, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, as Leu. 23. 40.
• h

  For 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 8.
• i

  Whiche was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.