Verse 8

Nehemiah 8:8

Geneva Bible

8 And they read in the booke of the Lawe of God (Elohim) distinctly, and gaue the sense, and caused them to vnderstand the reading.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַֽ/יִּקְרְא֥וּ בַ/סֵּ֛פֶר בְּ/תוֹרַ֥ת הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים מְפֹרָ֑שׁ וְ/שׂ֣וֹם שֶׂ֔כֶל וַ/יָּבִ֖ינוּ בַּ/מִּקְרָֽא

English Translation

And they read from the book of the law of God clearly and gave the sense, and they understood the reading.

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Chapter 8 Context

1 And all the people assembled themselues together, in the streete that was before the watergate, and... Focus ↗

2 And Ezra the Priest brought the Lawe before the Congregation both of men and women, and of all that... Focus ↗

3 And he read therein in the streete that was before the watergate (from the morning vntill the midday... Focus ↗

4 And Ezra the Scribe stoode vpon a pulpit of wood which he had made for the preaching, and beside him... Focus ↗

5 And Ezra opened the booke before all the people: for hee was aboue all the people: and when he opene... Focus ↗

6 And Ezra praysed the Lord the great God (Elohim), and all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lift... Focus ↗

7 Also Ieshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Iamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah,... Focus ↗

8 And they read in the booke of the Lawe of God (Elohim) distinctly, and gaue the sense, and caused th...

9 Then Nehemiah (which is Tirshatha) and Ezra the Priest and scribe, and the Leuites that instructed t... Focus ↗

10 He saide also vnto the, Go, and eate of the fat, and drinke the sweete, and send part vnto them, for... Focus ↗

11 And the Leuites made silence throughout all the people, saying, Holde your peace: for the day is hol... Focus ↗

12 Then all the people went to eate and to drinke, and to send away part, and to make great ioy, becaus... Focus ↗

13 And on the second day the chiefe fathers of all the people, the Priests and the Leuites were gathere... Focus ↗

14 And they found written in the Law, (that the Lord had commanded by Moses) that the children of Israe... Focus ↗

15 And that they shoulde cause it to bee declared and proclaimed in all their cities, and in Ierusalem,... Focus ↗

16 So the people went foorth and brought them, and made them boothes, euerie one vpon the roofe of his... Focus ↗

17 And all the Congregation of them that were come againe out of the captiuitie made boothes, and sate... Focus ↗

18 And he read in the booke of the Lawe of God (Elohim) euery day, from the first day vnto the last day... Focus ↗

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