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Nehemiah 8:1-2

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8:1 all the people gathered together¹ in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked² 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

Context

8:4 Ezra the scribe stood on a towering wooden platform³ 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 view⁴ 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

Context

8:13 On the second day of the month the family leaders⁶ met with⁷ Ezra the scribe, together with all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to consider the words of the law.

Nehemiah 8:18

Context
8:18 Ezra⁸ 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 assembly¹⁰ as was required.¹¹

Nehemiah 12:26

Context
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

¹tn Heb “like one man.”

²tn Heb “said [to].”

³tn Heb “a tower of wood.”

⁴tn Heb “to the eyes.”

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

⁶tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”

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

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

⁹tn Heb “the last day.”

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

¹¹tn Heb “according to the judgment.”

¹²tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.”

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