Nehemiah 8:2-9 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

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2 H5830 And Ezra H3548 the priest H935 brought H8451 the law H6440 before H6951 the assembly, H376 both men H802 and women, H8085 and all that could hear H995 with understanding, H259 upon the first H3117 day H7637 of the seventh H2320 month.

3 H7121 And he read H6440 therein before H7339 the broad H6440 place that was before H4325 the water H8179 gate H216 from early morning H4276 until midday, H582 in the presence of the men H802 and the women, H995 and of those that could understand; H241 and the ears H5971 of all the people H5612 were attentive unto the book H8451 of the law.

4 H5830 And Ezra H5608 the scribe H5975 stood H4026 upon a pulpit H6086 of wood, H6213 which they had made H1697 for the purpose; H681 and beside H5975 him stood H4993 Mattithiah, H8087 and Shema, H6043 and Anaiah, H223 and Uriah, H2518 and Hilkiah, H4641 and Maaseiah, H3225 on his right hand; H8040 and on his left hand, H6305 Pedaiah, H4332 and Mishael, H4441 and Malchijah, H2828 and Hashum, H2806 and Hashbaddanah, H2148 Zechariah, H4918 and Meshullam.

5 H5830 And Ezra H6605 opened H5612 the book H5869 in the sight H5971 of all the people; H5971 (for he was above all the people;) H6605 and when he opened H5971 it, all the people H5975 stood up:

6 H5830 and Ezra H1288 blessed H3068 Jehovah, H1419 the great H430 God. H5971 And all the people H6030 answered, H543 Amen, H543 Amen, H4607 with the lifting up H3027 of their hands: H6915 and they bowed H7812 their heads, and worshipped H3068 Jehovah H639 with their faces H776 to the ground.

7 H3442 Also Jeshua, H1137 and Bani, H8274 and Sherebiah, H3226 Jamin, H6126 Akkub, H7678 Shabbethai, H1941 Hodiah, H4641 Maaseiah, H7042 Kelita, H5838 Azariah, H3107 Jozabad, H2605 Hanan, H6411 Pelaiah, H3881 and the Levites, H5971 caused the people H995 to understand H8451 the law: H5971 and the people H5977 stood in their place.

8 H7121 And they read H5612 in the book, H8451 in the law H430 of God, H6567 distinctly; H7760 and they gave H7922 the sense, H995 so that they understood H4744 the reading.

9 H5166 And Nehemiah, H8660 who was the governor, H5830 and Ezra H3548 the priest H5608 the scribe, H3881 and the Levites H995 that taught H5971 the people, H559 said H5971 unto all the people, H3117 This day H6918 is holy H3068 unto Jehovah H430 your God; H56 mourn H1058 not, nor weep. H5971 For all the people H1058 wept, H8085 when they heard H1697 the words H8451 of the law.