Nehemiah 8:3 And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday , before the men and the women , and those that could understand ; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.

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3 H7121 And he read [H8799] H6440 therein before H7339 the street H6440 that was before H4325 the water H8179 gate H216 from the morning H4276 until midday H3117 H582 , before the men H802 and the women H995 , and those that could understand [H8688] H241 ; and the ears H5971 of all the people H5612 were attentive unto the book H8451 of the law.

KJV⁽ⁱ⁾ ³ And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.