1And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that [was] before the water gate; and they spoke unto ‘Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moshe [He Who Draws Out Of The Waters], which the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) had commanded to Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God]. 2And ‘Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month. 3And he read in it before the street that [was] before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people [were attentive] unto the book of the law. 4And ‘Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattityah [gift of Yehovah], and Sh’ma [Hear], and ‘Anayah [Yehovah has answered], and Uriyah [Yehovah is my flame], and Hilkiyahu [my portion is Yehovah], and Ma’aseiyah [work of Yehovah], on his right hand; and on his left hand, P’dayah [Yehovah has ransomed], and Misha’el [Who is what God is], and Malkiyah [my king is Yehovah], and Hashum [rich], and Hashbadanah [considerate judge], Z’kharyah [Yehovah remembers], [and] Meshulam [friend]. 5And ‘Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up: 6And ‘Ezra Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous) the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate), the great God-Elohim (The Living Word) [The Many Powered]. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) with [their] faces to the ground. 7Also Yeshua [he is saved], and Bani [built], and Sherevyah [Yehovah has scorched], Yamin [Right Hand], ‘Akuv [insidious], Shabtai [sabbatical], Hodiyah [my majesty is Yehovah], Ma’aseiyah [work of Yehovah], K’lita [crippled], ‘Azaryah [Yehovah has helped], Yozavad [Yehovah has endowed], Hanan [he is merciful], P’layah [Yehovah does wonders], and the Levi’im (Levites) [Joined to], caused the people to understand the law: and the people [stood] in their place. 8So they read in the book in the law of God-Elohim (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading.

9And Nechemyah [God comforts], which [is] the Tirshata [governor], and ‘Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levi’im (Levites) [Joined to] that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day [is] holy unto the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) your God-Elohim (The Living Word) [The Many Powered]; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. 10Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for [this] day [is] holy unto our Lord: neither be you^2f sorry; for the joy of the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) is your strength. 11So the Levi’im (Levites) [Joined to] stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day [is] holy; neither be you^2f grieved. 12And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great gladness, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

13And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levi’im (Levites) [Joined to], unto ‘Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law. 14And they found written in the law which the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) had commanded by Moshe [He Who Draws Out Of The Waters], that the people of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month: 15And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace], saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as [it is] written. 16So 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-Elohim (The Living Word) [The Many Powered], and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Efrayim [Doubly Fruitful]. 17And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Yeshua [he is saved] the son of Nun [Posterity] unto that day had not the people of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] done so. And there was very great gladness. 18Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God-Elohim (The Living Word) [The Many Powered]. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day [was] a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.