Verse 2
Nehemiah 8:2
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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Then Esdras the priest brought the law before the multitude of men and women, and all those that could understand, in the first day of the seventh month.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּבִ֣יא עֶזְרָ֣א הַ֠/כֹּהֵן אֶֽת הַ/תּוֹרָ֞ה לִ/פְנֵ֤י הַ/קָּהָל֙ מֵ/אִ֣ישׁ וְ/עַד אִשָּׁ֔ה וְ/כֹ֖ל מֵבִ֣ין לִ/שְׁמֹ֑עַ בְּ/י֥וֹם אֶחָ֖ד לַ/חֹ֥דֶשׁ הַ/שְּׁבִיעִֽי
English Translation
And Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly of men and women and all who could understand to hear on the first day of the seventh month.
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Chapter 8 Context
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And the seventh month came: and the children of Israel were in their cities. And all the people were...
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Then Esdras the priest brought the law before the multitude of men and women, and all those that cou...
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And he read it plainly in the street that was before the water gate, from the morning until midday,...
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And Esdras the scribe stood upon a step of wood, which he had made to speak upon, and there stood by...
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And Esdras opened the book before all the people: for he was above all the people: and when he had o...
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And Esdras blessed the Lord the great God (Elohim): and all the people answered, Amen, amen: lifting...
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Now Josue, and Bani, and Serebia, Jamin, Accub, Sephtai, Odia, Maasia, Celtia, Azarias, Jozabed, Han...
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And they read in the book of the law of God (Elohim) distinctly and plainly to be understood: and th...
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And Nehemias (he is Athersatha) and Esdras the priest and scribe, and the Levites who interpreted to...
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And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have no...
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And the Levites stilled all the people, saying: Hold your peace, for the day is holy, and be not sor...
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So all the people went to eat and drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth: because they...
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And on the second day the chiefs of the families of all the people, the priests, and the Levites wer...
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And they found written in the law, that the Lord had commanded by the hand of Moses, that the childr...
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And that they should proclaim and publish the word in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying: Go...
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And the people went forth, and brought. And they made themselves tabernacles every man on the top of...
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And all the assembly of them that were returned from the captivity, made tabernacles, and dwelt in t...
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And he read in the book of the law of God (Elohim) day by day, from the first day till the last, and...
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