Nehemiah 8:3

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.

Mt 7:28,29; Mr 12:37; Lu 4:16-20; Lu 8:18; Lu 19:48; Ac 13:15,27; Ac 15:21; Ac 16:14; Ac 17:11; Ac 20:7,11; Ac 28:23; 1Th 2:13; Heb 2:1-3; Re 2:29; Re 3:22

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.”