Nehemiah 8:4-8

4EzraH5830 the scribeH5608 stoodH5975 onH5921 a high woodenH6086 platformH4026 builtH6213 for this occasionH1697. At hisH5921 right sideH3225 stoodH5975 MattithiahH4993, ShemaH8087, AnaiahH6043, UriahH223, HilkiahH2518, and MaaseiahH4641, and at his leftH8040 were PedaiahH6305, MishaelH4332, MalchijahH4441, HashumH2828, Hash-baddanahH2806, ZechariahH2148, and MeshullamH4918.

5EzraH5830 openedH6605 the bookH5612 in full viewH5869 of allH3605 the peopleH5971, sinceH3588 he wasH1961 standing above themH5921 allH3605H5971, and as he opened itH6605, allH3605 the peopleH5971 stood upH5975. 6Then EzraH5830 blessedH1288 the LORDH3068, the greatH1419 GodH430, and with their handsH3027 upliftedH4607, allH3605 the peopleH5971 saidH6030, “AmenH543, AmenH543!” Then they bowed downH6915 and worshipedH7812 the LORDH3068 with their facesH639 to the groundH776.

7The LevitesH3881—JeshuaH3442, BaniH1137, SherebiahH8274, JaminH3226, AkkubH6126, ShabbethaiH7678, HodiahH1941, MaaseiahH4641, KelitaH7042, AzariahH5838, JozabadH3107, HananH2605, and PelaiahH6411—instructedH995 the peopleH5971 in the LawH8451 asH5971 they stood inH5921 their placesH5977. 8So they readH7121 from the BookH5612 of the LawH8451 of GodH430, explaining itH65671 and givingH7760 insightH7922, so that the people could understandH995 what was being readH4744.