Verse 8
Nehemiah 8:8
World English Bible, British Edition
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They read in the book, in the law of God (Elohim), distinctly; and they gave the
sense, so that they understood the reading.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַֽ/יִּקְרְא֥וּ בַ/סֵּ֛פֶר בְּ/תוֹרַ֥ת הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים מְפֹרָ֑שׁ וְ/שׂ֣וֹם שֶׂ֔כֶל וַ/יָּבִ֖ינוּ בַּ/מִּקְרָֽא
English Translation
And they read from the book of the law of God clearly and gave the sense, and they understood the reading.
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Chapter 8 Context
1
All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the wide place
that was in front of the...
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2
Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women,
and all who could hear with...
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3
He read from it before the wide place that was in front of the water gate
from early morning until m...
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4
Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the
purpose; and beside him stood...
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5
Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people (for he was above
all the people), and when he o...
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6
Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God (Elohim).
All the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” with the...
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7
Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah,
Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad,...
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8
They read in the book, in the law of God (Elohim), distinctly; and they gave the
sense, so that they...
9
Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and
the Levites who taught the people sa...
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10
Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and
send portions to him for whom...
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11
So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Hold your peace,
for the day is holy. Don’t be grieve...
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12
All the people went their way to eat, to drink, to send portions,
and to celebrate, because they had...
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13
On the second day, the heads of fathers’ households of all the
people, the priests, and the Levites...
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14
They found written in the law how the LORD had commanded by Moses that
the children of Israel should...
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15
and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities and in
Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to t...
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16
So the people went out and brought them, and made themselves
temporary shelters, everyone on the roo...
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17
All the assembly of those who had come back out of the captivity made
temporary shelters and lived i...
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18
Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the
book of the law of God (Elohim)....
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