Nehemiah 8
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Nehemiah 8:2-3

2And EzraH5830 the priestH3548 broughtH935 the lawH8451 beforeH6440 the congregationH6951 both of menH376 and womenH802, and all that could hearH8085 with understandingH995, upon the firstH259 dayH3117 of the seventhH7637 monthH2320.1

3And he readH7121 therein beforeH6440 the streetH7339 that was beforeH6440 the waterH4325 gateH8179 from the morningH216 until middayH3117H4276, before the menH582 and the womenH802, and those that could understandH995; and the earsH241 of all the peopleH5971 were attentive unto the bookH5612 of the lawH8451.2

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  1. 1. Nehemiah 8:2 that…: Heb. that understood in hearing. ↩
  2. 2. Nehemiah 8:3 from…: Heb. from the light. ↩

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