Nehemiah 8:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 8:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַ֠יִּקְרָא
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
בְּסֵ֨פֶר
çêpher
H5612
book
תּוֹרַ֤ת
tôwrâh
H8451
law
הָאֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
י֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
בְּי֔וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַיּוֹם֙
yôwm
H3117
day
הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן
riʼshôwn
H7223
first
עַ֖ד
ʻad
H5704
until
הַיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הָאַחֲר֑וֹן
ʼachărôwn
H314
behind
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
חָג֙
chag
H2282
feast
שִׁבְעַ֣ת
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
יָמִ֔ים
yôwm
H3117
day
וּבַיּ֧וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַשְּׁמִינִ֛י
shᵉmîynîy
H8066
eighth
עֲצֶ֖רֶת
ʻătsârâh
H6116
assembly
כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
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World English Bible Public Domain
Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. They kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he read aloud from the book of the law of God, day by day, from the first day to the last day. And they made a seven-days feast, and on the eighth day an assembly, according to the ordinance.
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