Nehemiah 8:13

Nehemiah 8:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
• New International Version (NIV)On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and the Levites, gathered around Ezra the teacher to give attention to the words of the Law.
• English Standard Version (ESV)On the second day the heads of fathers' houses of all the people, with the priests and the Levites, came together to Ezra the scribe in order to study the words of the Law.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now on the second day the heads of the fathers’ houses of all the people, with the priests and Levites, were gathered to Ezra the scribe, in order to understand the words of the Law.

Context of Nehemiah 8:13

11So the Levites silenced all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.” 12Then all the people went away to eat, drink, to send portions, and to celebrate a great feast, because they understood the words which had been made known to them. Then on the second day the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered to Ezra the scribe so that they might gain insight into the words of the Law. 14And they found written in the Law how the Lord had commanded through Moses that the sons of Israel were to live in booths during the feast of the seventh month. 15And that they were to proclaim and circulate a proclamation in all their cities and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hills, and bring olive branches and wild olive branches, myrtle branches, palm branches, and branches of other trees with thick branches, to make booths, as it is written.”

Nehemiah 8:13 word by word

וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשֵּׁנִ֡י נֶאֶסְפוּ֩ רָאשֵׁ֨י הָאָב֜וֹת לְכָל־הָעָ֗ם הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם אֶל־עֶזְרָ֖א הַסֹּפֵ֑ר וּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖יל אֶל־דִּבְרֵ֥י הַתּוֹרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Then on the secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of fathers’אָב'âb · fatherH1
• of allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• the priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• and the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• were gatheredאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• to Ezraעֶזְרָא‛ezrâ' · EzraH5830
• so that they might gainשָׂכַלώâkal · be prudentH7919
• insightשָׂכַלώâkal · be prudentH7919
• into the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451

Cross-references for Nehemiah 8:13

• 2 Chronicles 30:23Then the whole assembly decided to celebrate the feast another seven days, so they celebrated the seven days with joy.
• Proverbs 2:1My son, if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you,
• Proverbs 8:33Listen to instruction and be wise, And do not neglect it.
• Proverbs 12:1One who loves discipline loves knowledge, But one who hates rebuke is stupid.
• Mark 6:33The people saw them going, and many recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the cities, and got there ahead of them.
• Luke 19:47And He was teaching daily in the temple; but the chief priests and the scribes and the leading men among the people were trying to put Him to death,
• Acts 4:1As they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
• Acts 13:42As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people repeatedly begged to have these things spoken to them the next Sabbath.
• Nehemiah 8:7Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites explained the Law to the people while the people remained in their place.
• Luke 24:32They said to one another, “Were our hearts not burning within us when He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?”
• 2 Timothy 2:24The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, skillful in teaching, patient when wronged,

Commentaries on Nehemiah 8:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13To understand - Rather, “to consider.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-18Verses 13-18 They found written in the law about the feast of tabernacles. Those who diligently search the Scriptures, find things written there which they have forgotten. This feast of tabernacles was a representation of the believer's tabernacle state in this world, and a type of the holy joy of the gospel church. The conversion of the nations to the faith of Christ, is foretold under the figure of this feast, Zec 14:16. True religion will render us…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-18This section, possibly from Ezra’s personal memoirs, explains how Ezra’s teaching of God’s law renewed the people's commitment to serve God and follow his instructions. Spiritual revival occurred alongside the civic work of Ezra and Nehemiah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-159-10. This day is holy unto the Lord ... mourn not, nor weep--A deep sense of their national sins, impressively brought to their remembrance by the reading of the law and its denunciations, affected the hearts of the people with penitential sorrow. But notwithstanding the painful remembrances of their national sins which the reading of the law awakened, the people were exhorted to cherish the feelings of joy and thankfulness associated with a sacred…Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 8:13

• Feasts
• Joy
• Law
• Levites
• Month
• Word of God
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Ezra
• Read
• Scribes
• Tabernacles, Feast of
• Atonement, Day of
• Bible, the
• Criticism of the Bible
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Israel, History of
• Leviticus

Commentaries on Nehemiah 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings