Nehemiah 8:2-5 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and of all that could understand it, upon the first day of the seventh month.

MSTC⁽ⁱ⁾ ² And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and of all that could understand it, upon the first day of the seventh month. ³ And read therein in the street that is before the Watergate, from the morning until the noon day before men and women, and such as could understand it: and the ears of all the people were inclined unto the book of the law. ⁴ And Ezra the scribe stood upon a high pulpit of wood, which they had made for the preaching, and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Ananiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his righthand: and on his left hand stood Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchiah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam. ⁵ And Ezra opened the book before all the people, for he stood above all the people. And when he opened it, all the people stood up.