Discovery BoxNehemiah 8:3 
Context8:3 So he read it before the plaza in front of the Water Gate from dawn till noon 1 before the men and women and those children who could understand. 2 All the people were eager to hear 3 the book of the law.
Nehemiah 8:18
Context8:18 Ezra 4 read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day to the last. 5 They observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly 6 as was required. 7
1 tn Heb “from the light till the noon of the day.”
2 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).
3 tn Heb “the ears of all the people were toward.”
4 tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ezra) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “the last day.”
6 tn Heb “on the eighth day an assembly.” The words “they held” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “according to the judgment.”
