Nehemiah 8:18
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. 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.
Nehemiah 8:18 belongs to Ezra's public reading of the Book of the Law of Moses, God's law, before the people. The people had gathered in Jerusalem in a large assembly to hear it read. The reading took place during the seven-day Feast of Tabernacles, with the law read day by day from the first day to the last, followed on the eighth day by a solemn assembly as prescribed. The reading was explained in the people's own language so that they could understand it. It was expected to lead the hearers to deep repentance and a return to the Lord.