Nehemiah 8:1

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.

Nehemiah 8:4

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.

Nehemiah 8:13

8:13 On the second day of the month the family leaders ⁴  met with ⁵  Ezra the scribe, together with all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to consider the words of the law.

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. ⁶ 

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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 “the heads of the fathers.”

⁵ tn Heb “were gathered to”; NAB, NIV “gathered around”; NRSV “came together to.”

⁶ tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.”