Nehemiah 8:8-9

They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly,
Or with interpretation, or paragraph by paragraph
and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.

This Day Is Holy

And Nehemiah, who was b the governor, and Ezra c the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, d “This day is holy to the  Lord your God; e do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law.
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