Verse 3
Nehemiah 8:3
New Living Translation
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He faced the square just inside the Water Gate from early morning until noon and read aloud to everyone who could understand. All the people listened closely to the Book of the Law.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּקְרָא ב/וֹ֩ לִ/פְנֵ֨י הָ/רְח֜וֹב אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִ/פְנֵ֣י שַֽׁעַר הַ/מַּ֗יִם מִן הָ/אוֹר֙ עַד מַחֲצִ֣ית הַ/יּ֔וֹם נֶ֛גֶד הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֥ים וְ/הַ/נָּשִׁ֖ים וְ/הַ/מְּבִינִ֑ים וְ/אָזְנֵ֥י כָל הָ/עָ֖ם אֶל סֵ֥פֶר הַ/תּוֹרָֽה
English Translation
And he cried out to them in the street that is before the Water Gate from morning until midday in front of the men and the women and those who understood, and the ears of all the people were attentively to the Book of the Law.
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