Nehemiah 8
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Nehemiah 8:4-8

4And EzraH5830 the scribeH5608 stoodH5975 uponH5921 a pulpit of woodH6086, whichH834 they had madeH6213 for the purposeH1697; and besideH5921 him stoodH5975 MattithiahH4993, and ShemaH8087, and AnaiahH6043, and UriahH223, and HilkiahH2518, and MaaseiahH4641, on his rightH3225 handH3225; and on his leftH8040 handH3225, PedaiahH6305, and MishaelH4332, and MalchijahH4441, and HashumH2828, and HashbaddanahH2806, ZechariahH2148, and MeshullamH4918.

5And EzraH5830 openedH6605 the bookH5612 in the sightH5869 of allH3605 the peopleH5971; (for he was aboveH5921 allH3605 the peopleH5971;) and when he openedH6605 it, allH3605 the peopleH5971 stoodH5975 upH5975:

6and EzraH5830 blessedH1288 the LORDH3068, the greatH1419 GodH430. And allH3605 the peopleH5971 answeredH6030, AmenH543, AmenH543, with the liftingH4607 upH853 of their handsH3027: and they bowedH7812 their heads, and worshipped the LORDH3068 with their facesH639 to the groundH776.

7Also JeshuaH3442, and BaniH1137, and SherebiahH8274, JaminH3226, AkkubH6126, ShabbethaiH7678, HodiahH1941, MaaseiahH4641, KelitaH7042, AzariahH5838, JozabadH3107, HananH2605, PelaiahH6411, and the LevitesH3881, caused the peopleH5971 to understandH995 the lawH8451: and the peopleH5971 stood in their placeH5977.

8And they readH7121 in the bookH5612, in the lawH8451 of GodH430, distinctly; and they gaveH7121 the senseH7922, soH7121 that they understoodH995 the readingH7121.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain