Nehemiah 8:16

So the people went out, and brought them, and made themselves temporary shelters, everyone on the roof of his house, in their courts, in the courts of God’s house, in the wide place of the water gate, and in the wide place of Ephraim’s gate.

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WEBBE

So the people went out and brought them, and made themselves temporary shelters, everyone on the roof of his house, in their courts, in the courts of God’s house, in the wide place of the water gate, and in the wide place of Ephraim’s gate.

BSB

And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim.

KJV

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

ASV

So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.

BBE

And the people went out and got them and made themselves tents, every one on the roof of his house, and in the open spaces and in the open squares of the house of God, and in the wide place of the water-doorway, and the wide place of the doorway of Ephraim.

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וַיֵּצְאוּ vai·ye·tze·'u and they went out H3318 הָעָם ha·'am the people H5971 וַיָּבִיאוּ vai·ya·vi·'u and they brought [leaves] H935 וַיַּעֲשׂוּ vai·ya·'a·su and they made H6213 לָהֶם la·hem for themselves H9038 סֻכּוֹת su·kot booths H5521 אִישׁ 'ish each one H376 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 גַּגּוֹ ga·go own roof his H1406 וּבְחַצְרֹתֵיהֶם u·ve·chatz·ro·tei·hem and in courtyards their H2691 וּבְחַצְרוֹת u·ve·chatz·rot and in [the] courtyards of H2691 בֵּית beit [the] house of H1004 הָאֱלֹהִים ha·'e·lo·him (the) God H430 וּבִרְחוֹב u·vir·chov and in [the] open space of H7339 שַׁעַר sha·'ar [the] gate of H8179 הַמַּיִם ha·ma·yim the water H4325 וּבִרְחוֹב u·vir·chov and in [the] open space of H7339 שַׁעַר sha·'ar [the] gate of H8179 אֶפְרָיִם 'ef·ra·yim Ephraim H669

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 13–18

They found written in the law about the feast of tabernacles. Those who diligently search the Scriptures, find things written there which they have forgotten. This feast of tabernacles was a representation of the believer's tabernacle state in this world, and a type of the holy joy of the gospel church. The conversion of the nations to the faith of Christ, is foretold under the figure of this feast, Zec 14:16. True religion will render us strangers and pilgrims upon earth. We read and hear the word acceptably and profitably, when we do according to what is written therein; when what appears to be our duty is revived, after it has been neglected. They minded the substance; else the ceremony had been of no use. They did it, rejoicing in God and his goodness. These are the means which the Spirit of God crowns with success, in bringing the hearts of sinners to tremble and to become humbled before God. But those are enemies to their own growth in holiness, who always indulge sorrow, even for sin, and put away from them the consolations tendered by the word and Spirit of God.

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Cross-references

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People & places

Ephraim Water GateGate of Ephraim

Topics

JerusalemHouseEphraimBooth

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.