Verse 3
Nehemiah 8:3
Young's Literal Translation
3
and he readeth in it before the broad place that [is] before the water-gate, from the light till the middle of the day, over-against the men, and the women, and those intelligent, and the ears of all the people [are] unto 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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Chapter 8 Context
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And all the people are gathered as one man unto the broad place that [is] before the water-gate, and...
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And Ezra the priest bringeth the law before the assembly, both of men and women, and every one intel...
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and he readeth in it before the broad place that [is] before the water-gate, from the light till the...
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And Ezra the scribe standeth on a tower of wood that they made for the purpose, and Mattithiah stand...
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And Ezra openeth the book before the eyes of all the people -- for above all the people he hath been...
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and Ezra blesseth Jehovah, the great God (Elohim), and all the people answer, 'Amen, Amen,' with lif...
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And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, J...
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and they read in the book, in the law of God (Elohim), explaining -- so as to give the meaning, and...
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And Nehemiah -- he [is] the Tirshatha -- saith (and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who...
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And he saith to them, 'Go, eat fat things, and drink sweet things, and sent portions to him for whom...
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And the Levites are keeping all the people silent, saying, 'Be silent, for to-day [is] holy, and be...
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And all the people go to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great joy, because the...
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And on the second day have been gathered heads of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and th...
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And they find written in the law that Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses, that the sons of Israe...
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and that they proclaim and cause to pass over all their cities, (and in Jerusalem,) saying, 'Go ye o...
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And the people go out, and bring in, and make for themselves booths, each on his roof, and in their...
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And they make -- all the assembly of the captives of the captivity -- booths, and they sit in booths...
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And he readeth in the book of the law of God (Elohim) day by day, from the first day till the last d...
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