Nehemiah 8
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Nehemiah 8:1-3

1And all the peopleH5971 gathered themselves togetherH622 as oneH259 manH376 in the streetH7339 that was beforeH6440 the waterH4325 gateH8179; and they spokeH559 to EzraH5830 the scribeH5608 to bringH935 the bookH5612 of the lawH8451 of MosesH4872, which the LORDH3068 had commandedH6680 to IsraelH3478.

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 in it beforeH6440 the streetH7339 that was beforeH6440 the waterH4325 gateH8179 from the morningH216 until middayH4276H3117, before the menH582 and the womenH802, and those that could understandH995; and the earsH241 of all the peopleH5971 were attentive to 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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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain