Verse 13
Nehemiah 8:13
Darby Translation
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And on the second day were gathered together the chief fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to gain wisdom as to the words of the law.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/בַ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/שֵּׁנִ֡י נֶאֶסְפוּ֩ רָאשֵׁ֨י הָ/אָב֜וֹת לְ/כָל הָ/עָ֗ם הַ/כֹּֽהֲנִים֙ וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם אֶל עֶזְרָ֖א הַ/סֹּפֵ֑ר וּ/לְ/הַשְׂכִּ֖יל אֶל דִּבְרֵ֥י הַ/תּוֹרָֽה
English Translation
And on the second day, the heads of the fathers were gathered for all the people, the priests and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, to understand the words of the Torah.
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Chapter 8 Context
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all the people gathered together as one man to the open place that was before the water-gate; and th...
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And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation, both of men and women, and all that cou...
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And he read in it before the open place that was before the water-gate from the morning until midday...
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And Ezra the scribe stood upon a high stage of wood, which they had made for the purpose. And beside...
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And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people; and when h...
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And Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God (Elohim); and all the people answered, Amen, Amen! with lift...
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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 law of God (Elohim) distinctly out of the book, and gave the sense, and caused...
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And Nehemiah, that is, the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that explained...
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And he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for wh...
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And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, Be still! for the day is holy; neither be grieved.
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And all the people went their way, to eat and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great rejo...
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And on the second day were gathered together the chief fathers of all the people, the priests, and t...
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And they found written in the law which Jehovah had commanded through Moses, that the children of Is...
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and that they should publish and proclaim through all their cities, and at Jerusalem, saying, Go for...
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And the people went forth and brought [them], and made themselves booths, everyone upon the roof of...
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And all the congregation of them that had come back from the captivity made booths, and dwelt in the...
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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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