Verse 4
Nehemiah 8:4
Young's Literal Translation
4
And Ezra the scribe standeth on a tower of wood that they made for the purpose, and Mattithiah standeth near him, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right; and on his left Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddana, Zechariah, Meshullam.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַֽ/יַּעֲמֹ֞ד עֶזְרָ֣א הַ/סֹּפֵ֗ר עַֽל מִגְדַּל עֵץ֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשׂ֣וּ לַ/דָּבָר֒ וַ/יַּֽעֲמֹ֣ד אֶצְל֡/וֹ מַתִּתְיָ֡ה וְ/שֶׁ֡מַע וַ֠/עֲנָיָה וְ/אוּרִיָּ֧ה וְ/חִלְקִיָּ֛ה וּ/מַעֲשֵׂיָ֖ה עַל יְמִינ֑/וֹ וּ/מִ/שְּׂמֹאל֗/וֹ פְּ֠דָיָה וּ/מִֽישָׁאֵ֧ל וּ/מַלְכִּיָּ֛ה וְ/חָשֻׁ֥ם וְ/חַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָה זְכַרְיָ֥ה מְשֻׁלָּֽם
English Translation
Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden platform that they had made for the matter, and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, and Ananiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right, and Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam on his left.
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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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