Nehemiah 8:3-8 And he read in it at the face of the street that was at the face of the water gate from the light until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.

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

4 H5830 And Ezra H5608 [H8802] the scribe H5975 [H8799] stood H4026 upon a pulpit H6086 of wood, H6213 [H8804] which they had made H1697 for the purpose; H681 and beside H5975 [H8799] him stood 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 [H8799] opened H5612 the book H5869 in the eyes H5971 of all the people; H5971 (for he was above all the people; H6605 [H8800] ) and when he opened H5971 it, all the people H5975 [H8804] stood up:

6 H5830 And Ezra H1288 [H8762] blessed H3068 the LORD, H1419 the great H430 God. H5971 And all the people H6030 [H8799] answered, H543 Amen, H543 Amen, H4607 with lifting H3027 their hands: H6915 [H8799] and they bowed H7812 [H8691] their heads, and worshipped H3068 the LORD H639 with their noses H776 to the earth.

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 [H8688] to understand H8451 the law: H5971 and the people H5977 stood in their place.

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