George Leo Haydock, on Neh 8:1

“And the seventh month came: and the children of Israel were in their cities. And all the people were gathered together as one mall to the street which is before the water gate, and they spoke to Esdras the scribe, to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel.”

“Were in, or had been at home, (Haydock) after the dedication of the walls, (Calmet) till they assembled (Haydock) at the beginning of the civil year, on the feast of trumpets, which was a day of rejoicing, (ver. 9., and Numbers xxix. 1.) the festival of the new moon. (Ribera) (Menochius) — Gate, near the temple, chap. iii. 26. (Calmet) — Moses; the pentateuch. (Menochius) — He is not desired to restore what was lost. (Tirinus) — As many copies had been preserved by the prophets, which Esdras revised. (Worthington)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.