Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
At
that
time
all the people gathered together in
the square
before the Water Gate ,
and they asked
Ezra the scribe to bring out
the Book of the Law of Moses, which the
LORD
had commanded for
Israel.
And
all the people gathered themselves
together as
one
man
into
the broad
place
that
was
before the water gate ;
and they spake
unto
Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Jehovah
had commanded to
Israel.
On
the
first
day
of
the
seventh
month,
Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of
men and women and all who
could listen
and
understand
.
And
Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly ,
both
men and women ,
and all that
could hear
with
understanding,
upon
the
first
day
of
the
seventh
month
.
So
Ezra
read
it
aloud
from
daybreak
until
noon
as
he faced
the square
before the Water Gate, in front
of the men and women and those who
could understand .
And all the people listened
attentively
to
the Book of the Law.
And
he read
therein
before
the broad
place
that
was
before the water gate from
early
morning
until
midday
, in the
presence
of the men and the
women ,
and of
those that
could understand ;
and the
ears
of
all the people were
`attentive'
unto
the book of the law.
Ezra the scribe stood on
a high
wooden
platform
built
for this
occasion.
At
his
right
side
stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at
his left were
Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah
, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
And
Ezra the scribe stood upon
a pulpit
of
wood,
which
they
had
made
for the
purpose;
and
beside
him
stood Mattithiah, and
Shema, and
Anaiah, and
Uriah, and
Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on
his
right
hand;
and on
his left hand,
Pedaiah, and
Mishael, and
Malchijah, and
Hashum, and
Hashbaddanah
, Zechariah, `
and '
Meshullam.
Ezra opened the book in full
view
of all the people ,
since
he was standing
above them
all ,
and as
he opened it, all the people stood up .
And
Ezra opened the book in the
sight
of all the people ;
(for
he was above all the
people;)
and when
he opened it, all the people stood up :
Then
Ezra blessed the
LORD
, the great God ,
and with
their
hands
uplifted,
all the people said
, “
Amen, Amen !”
Then
they bowed down
and worshiped
the
LORD
with their faces to the ground.
and
Ezra blessed Jehovah
, the great God .
And all the people answered
, Amen, Amen ,
with
the
lifting
up
of
their
hands:
and
they bowed their
heads,
and worshipped
Jehovah
with their faces to the ground.
The
Levites—
Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and
Pelaiah —instructed
the people in
the Law as
they
stood in their places
.
Also
Jeshua, and
Bani, and
Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah ,
and
the Levites,
caused
the
people to
understand
the law :
and
the
people
`
stood '
in their place
.
So
they read from
the Book of
the Law of God, explaining
it
and giving
insight
, so that the people
could
understand
what
was
being
read
.
And
they read in
the book ,
in
the law of God, distinctly;
and they
gave
the
sense
, so that they
understood
the reading
.
Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and
scribe, and the Levites who
were
instructing
the people said to
all of
them
, “
This day is holy to
the
LORD
your God .
Do
not
mourn or
weep. ”
For all the people were
weeping
as
they heard the words of the Law.
And
Nehemiah ,
who
was
the governor, and
Ezra the priest the
scribe, and the Levites that
taught
the people ,
said unto
all the
people
, This day is holy unto
Jehovah
your God ;
mourn not,
nor
weep. For all the people wept,
when
they heard the words of the law.
Then Nehemiah
told
them, “
Go and
eat what
is
rich
, drink what
is
sweet, and send out
portions to
those
who
have
nothing prepared ,
since
today
is holy to
our Lord .
Do
not
grieve,
for the joy of the
LORD
is your strength. ”
Then he
said
unto
them, Go your
way,
eat the
fat
, and
drink the
sweet, and send portions unto
him
for
whom
nothing is
prepared ;
for
this
day
is holy unto
our Lord :
neither
be
ye
grieved;
for the joy of Jehovah
is your strength.
And
the Levites calmed
all the people, saying, “Be
still
, since
today
is holy .
Do
not
grieve
. ”
So
the Levites stilled
all the people, saying, Hold
your
peace
, for
the
day
is holy ;
neither
be
ye
grieved
.
Then
all the people began
to eat and drink, to send out
portions, and to rejoice
greatly
, because they understood the words that had
been
made
known
to
them.
And
all the people went
their
way
to eat ,
and to
drink, and
to send portions, and to make
great
mirth
, because they had
understood the words that were
declared
unto
them.
On the second day of
the
month,
the heads of all the families
, along
with
the priests and Levites, gathered
around
Ezra the scribe to study
the words of the Law.
And
on the second day were
gathered
together
the heads of fathers'
`houses'
of
all the people
, the priests ,
and the
Levites, unto
Ezra the scribe ,
even
to give
attention
to
the words of the law.
And they found written in the Law, which
the
LORD
had commanded through
Moses, that the Israelites
were
to
dwell in booths during
the feast of the seventh month .
And they found written in the law, how
that
Jehovah
had commanded by
Moses, that the children
of
Israel
should
dwell in booths in
the feast of the seventh month ;
So
they proclaimed
this
message
and spread
it
throughout
their towns
and in Jerusalem, saying, “
Go out
to
the hill
country
and bring
back
branches
of
olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other
leafy
trees, to make booths, as it is written. ”
and
that
they should
publish
and proclaim
in
all
their cities,
and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth
unto
the mount,
and fetch
olive branches
, and
branches
of
wild olive, and
myrtle branches
, and
palm branches
, and branches
of
thick
trees, to make booths, as it is written.
And
the people went out
, brought back
branches
, and made booths on
their
own
rooftops
, in their courtyards
, in the court
of the house of God, and in the squares
by
the Water Gate and by
the Gate of Ephraim.
So
the people went forth
, and
brought them
, and made themselves
booths, every
one
upon
the
roof
of
his
house,
and
in their courts
, and
in the courts
of the house of God, and in the broad
place
of
the water gate ,
and in
the broad
place
of
the
gate of Ephraim.
The whole
assembly who
had
returned
from
exile
made booths and lived
in them.
From
the days of Joshua
son of Nun until
that day ,
the
Israelites
had not celebrated
like
this
. And there was great rejoicing
.
And
all
the assembly of
them
that
were
come
again
out
of
the
captivity
made booths ,
and dwelt
in the booths;
for
since
the
days of Jeshua
the
son of Nun unto
that day had not the
children
of
Israel
done
so
. And there was very
great gladness
.
Day after
day, from the first day to
the last, Ezra
read from
the Book of the Law of God. The
Israelites
kept the feast for
seven days ,
and on the eighth day they
held
an
assembly, according to
the ordinance.
Also
day by
day, from the first day unto
the last day
, he
read in
the book of the law of God. And
they
kept the feast seven days ;
and on the eighth day was
a
solemn
assembly, according unto
the ordinance.
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