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# the twenty-third day of the seventh month
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The seventh month of the Hebrew calendar and near the middle of October on Western calendars.
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# to their tents
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"to their homes". This refers to people's homes, which were houses, not tents.
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# with glad and joyful hearts
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"with very glad hearts" or "and they were very joyful"
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# because of the goodness that Yahweh had shown
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"because Yahweh had shown wonderful goodness" or "because Yahweh had been so good"
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# Israel, his people
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"Israel, God's people." This emphasizes God's faithfulness to Israel.
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