Passage

They return to study

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

¹³On the second day, the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered together to Ezra the scribe, to study the words of the law.

Nehemiah 8:13World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

On the second day, household leaders, priests and Levites gather with Ezra to study the law.

To understand

The previous gathering ended in a celebration because the people understood what they heard. Further study now leads the leaders to a written instruction about dwelling in booths during the festival.

A question

What does the second gathering find that gives the people something to do after their celebration?