Discovery BoxNehemiah 8:16 
Context8:16 So the people went out and brought these things 1 back and constructed temporary shelters for themselves, each on his roof and in his courtyard and in the courtyards of the temple 2 of God and in the plaza of the Water Gate and the plaza of the Ephraim Gate.
Nehemiah 8:1
Context8:1 all the people gathered together 3 in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked 4 Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel.
Nehemiah 8:3
Context8:3 So he read it before the plaza in front of the Water Gate from dawn till noon 5 before the men and women and those children who could understand. 6 All the people were eager to hear 7 the book of the law.
1 tn The words “these things” are not in the Hebrew text but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Heb “the house.”
3 tn Heb “like one man.”
4 tn Heb “said [to].”
5 tn Heb “from the light till the noon of the day.”
6 tn Heb “all who could hear with understanding.” The word “children” is understood to be implied here by a number of English versions (e.g., NAB, TEV, NLT).
7 tn Heb “the ears of all the people were toward.”
