New American Standard Bible 2020
Nehemiah 8:1-3
1And allH3605 the peopleH5971 gatheredH622 as oneH259 personH376 at the publicH7339 squareH7339 whichH834 was in frontH6440 of 1the WaterH4325 GateH8179, and they 2askedH559 3EzraH5830 the scribeH5613 to bringH935 4the BookH5612 of the LawH8451 of MosesH4872 whichH834 the LordH3068 had 5givenH6680 to IsraelH3478.
2Then 6EzraH5830 the priestH3548 broughtH935 the LawH8451 beforeH6440 the assemblyH6951 of menH376, womenH802, and allH3605 who could listenH8085 with understandingH995, on 7the firstH259 dayH3117 of the seventhH7637 monthH2320.
3And he readH7121 from it beforeH6440 the publicH7339 squareH7339 whichH834 was in frontH6440 of 8the WaterH4325 GateH8179, from 9earlyH216 morningH216 untilH5704 middayH4276H3117, in the presenceH5048 of menH376 and womenH802, those who could understandH995; and 10allH3605 the peopleH5971 were attentiveH241 to the BookH5612 of the LawH8451.
Notes
- 1. Nehemiah 8:1 Neh 3:26 ↩
- 2. Nehemiah 8:1 Lit said to ↩
- 3. Nehemiah 8:1 Ezra 7:6 ↩
- 4. Nehemiah 8:1 2 Chr 34:15 ↩
- 5. Nehemiah 8:1 Lit commanded ↩
- 6. Nehemiah 8:2 Deut 31:9-11; Neh 8:9 ↩
- 7. Nehemiah 8:2 Lev 23:24 ↩
- 8. Nehemiah 8:3 Neh 8:1 ↩
- 9. Nehemiah 8:3 Lit the light ↩
- 10. Nehemiah 8:3 Lit the ears of all...were to ↩
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
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