Verse 4
Nehemiah 8:4
World Messianic Bible
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Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and 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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All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the wide place that was in front of the...
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Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear with...
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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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Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood...
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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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Then Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God (Elohim).
All the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” with the li...
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Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad,...
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They read in the book, in the law of God (Elohim), distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they...
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Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the peopl...
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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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So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Hold your peace, for the day is holy. Don’t be grieve...
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All the people went their way to eat, to drink, to send portions, and to celebrate, because they had...
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On the second day, the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests, and the Levites...
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They found written in the law how Yahweh had commanded by Moses that the children of Israel should d...
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and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to...
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So the people went out, and brought them, and made themselves temporary shelters, everyone on the ro...
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All the assembly of those who had come back out of the captivity made temporary shelters, and lived...
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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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