Nehemiah 8:1-2

8:1 all the people gathered together ¹  in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked ²  Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel. 8:2 So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly which included men and women and all those able to understand what they heard. (This happened on the first day of the seventh month.)

Nehemiah 8:4-6

8:4 Ezra the scribe stood on a towering wooden platform ³  constructed for this purpose. Standing near him on his right were Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Masseiah. On his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam. 8:5 Ezra opened the book in plain view ⁴  of all the people, for he was elevated above all the people. When he opened the book, ⁵  all the people stood up. 8:6 Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people replied “Amen! Amen!” as they lifted their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

Nehemiah 8:13

8:13 On the second day of the month the family leaders ⁶  met with ⁷  Ezra the scribe, together with all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to consider the words of the law.

Nehemiah 8:18

8:18 Ezra ⁸  read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day to the last. ⁹  They observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly ¹⁰  as was required. ¹¹ 

Nehemiah 12:26

12:26 These all served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and of Ezra the priestly scribe. ¹² 

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¹ tn Heb “like one man.”

² tn Heb “said [to].”

³ tn Heb “a tower of wood.”

⁴ tn Heb “to the eyes.”

⁵ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the book) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”

⁷ tn Heb “were gathered to”; NAB, NIV “gathered around”; NRSV “came together to.”

⁸ tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ezra) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁹ tn Heb “the last day.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “on the eighth day an assembly.” The words “they held” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹¹ tn Heb “according to the judgment.”

¹² tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.”