Nehemiah 8:1-8 And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate ; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses , which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

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1 H5971 And all the people H622 gathered themselves together [H8735] H259 as one H376 man H7339 into the street H6440 that was before H4325 the water H8179 gate H559 ; and they spake [H8799] H5830 unto Ezra H5608 the scribe [H8802] H935 to bring [H8687] H5612 the book H8451 of the law H4872 of Moses H3068 , which the LORD H6680 had commanded [H8765] H3478 to Israel.

2 H5830 And Ezra H3548 the priest H935 brought [H8686] H8451 the law H6440 before H6951 the congregation H376 both of men H802 and women H8085 , and all that could hear [H8800] H995 with understanding [H8688] H259 , upon the first H3117 day H7637 of the seventh H2320 month.

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.

4 H5830 And Ezra H5608 the scribe [H8802] H5975 stood [H8799] H4026 upon a pulpit H6086 of wood H6213 , which they had made [H8804] H1697 for the purpose H681 ; and beside H5975 him stood [H8799] H4993 Mattithiah H8087 , and Shema H6043 , and Anaiah H223 , and Urijah H2518 , and Hilkiah H4641 , and Maaseiah H3225 , on his right hand H8040 ; and on his left hand H6305 , Pedaiah H4332 , and Mishael H4441 , and Malchiah H2828 , and Hashum H2806 , and Hashbadana H2148 , Zechariah H4918 , and Meshullam.

5 H5830 And Ezra H6605 opened [H8799] 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 [H8800] H5971 it, all the people H5975 stood up [H8804] :

6 H5830 And Ezra H1288 blessed [H8762] H3068 the LORD H1419 , the great H430 God H5971 . And all the people H6030 answered [H8799] H543 , Amen H543 , Amen H4607 , with lifting up H3027 their hands H6915 : and they bowed [H8799] H7812 their heads, and worshipped [H8691] H3068 the LORD 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 , Hodijah H4641 , Maaseiah H7042 , Kelita H5838 , Azariah H3107 , Jozabad H2605 , Hanan H6411 , Pelaiah H3881 , and the Levites H5971 , caused the people H995 to understand [H8688] H8451 the law H5971 : and the people H5977 stood in their place.

8 H7121 So they read [H8799] H5612 in the book H8451 in the law H430 of God H6567 distinctly [H8794] H7760 , and gave [H8800] H7922 the sense H995 , and caused them to understand [H8799] H4744 the reading.