KJV King James Version
And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
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Nehemiah 8:2
And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.
WEB World English Bible
Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Ezra the priest bringeth the law before the assembly, both of men and women, and every one intelligent to hear, on the first day of the seventh month,
Surrounding context — Nehemiah 8
1 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.
2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
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.
4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, [and] Meshullam.
5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
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וַיָּבִ֣יאH935 · boto come (in): comeעֶזְרָ֣אH5830 · ez.raEzraהַ֠כֹּהֵןH3548 · ko.henpriestאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַתּוֹרָ֞הH8451 · to.rahinstructionלִפְנֵ֤יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהַקָּהָל֙H6951 · qa.halassemblyמֵאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanוְעַד־H5704 · adtillאִשָּׁ֔הH802 · ish.shahwomanוְכֹ֖לH3605 · kolallמֵבִ֣יןH995 · binto understandלִשְׁמֹ֑עַH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearבְּי֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayאֶחָ֖דH259 · e.chadoneלַחֹ֥דֶשׁH2320 · cho.deshmonthהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃H7637 · she.vi.iseventh
Cross-references
Leviticus 23:24Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first [day] of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.Malachi 2:7For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he [is] the messenger of the LORD of hosts.Numbers 29:1And in the seventh month, on the first [day] of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.Acts 15:21For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.Isaiah 28:9Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? [them that are] weaned from the milk, [and] drawn from the breasts.Deuteronomy 31:9-13And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.Deuteronomy 17:18And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of [that which is] before the priests the Levites:2 Chronicles 17:7-9Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, [even] to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.
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