Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
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 are
gathered as
one
man
unto
the broad
place
that
`is'
before the water -
gate, and they say
to
Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, that
Jehovah
commanded 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 bringeth
the law before the assembly ,
both
of men and women ,
and every
one
intelligent
to
hear,
on
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 readeth
in
it
before
the broad
place
that
`is'
before the water -
gate, from
the
light
till
the
middle
of the day,
over-against
the
men ,
and the
women ,
and those intelligent,
and the
ears
of
all the people `are'
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 standeth
on a tower
of
wood
that
they
made
for the
purpose,
and
Mattithiah standeth
near
him
, and
Shema, and
Anaiah, and
Urijah
, and
Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on
his
right;
and on
his left Pedaiah, and
Mishael, and
Malchijah, and
Hashum, and
Hashbaddana
, Zechariah, 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 openeth
the book before
the
eyes
of all the people --
for
above all the
people
he hath
been
--
and
at
his
opening
`
it '
all the people have
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 blesseth
Jehovah
, the great God, and all the people answer
, `
Amen, Amen ,'
with lifting
up
of
their hands,
and
they
bow
and
do
obeisance
to
Jehovah
--
faces to the earth
.
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.
And
Jeshua, and
Bani, and
Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah
, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah ,
and
the Levites,
giving
the
people understanding
in the law ,
and
the
people,
`are'
on
their station,
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, explaining --
so as
to
give
the meaning,
and
they
give
understanding
to
the
convocation
.
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 --
he
`is'
the Tirshatha
--
saith
(and
Ezra the priest ,
the
scribe, and the Levites who are
instructing the people )
to all the
people
, `To-
day is holy to Jehovah
your God ,
do not mourn ,
nor
weep :'
for all the people are
weeping at
their
hearing
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. ”
And
he
saith
to
them, `
Go ,
eat fat
things
, and
drink sweet things
, and sent
portions to him
for
whom
nothing is
prepared, for
to-day
`
is '
holy to our Lord ,
and
be
not 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
. ”
And the Levites are
keeping
all the people silent
, saying, `
Be silent
, for
to-day
`
is '
holy ,
and
be
not 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 go
to eat ,
and to
drink, and
to send portions, and to make
great
joy
, because they have
understood concerning
the words that they
made known to 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 have
been
gathered
heads
of the fathers
of all the people
, the priests ,
and the
Levites, unto
Ezra the scribe ,
even
to act
wisely
concerning
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 find
written in the law that
Jehovah
commanded by
the
hand
of
Moses, that the sons
of
Israel
dwell in booths in
the feast ,
in
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 proclaim
and cause
to
pass
over
all
their cities,
(
and in Jerusalem, )
saying, `
Go ye
out to the mount,
and bring leaves
of the
olive, and
leaves
of
the
oil
tree
, and
leaves
of
the
myrtle, and
leaves
of
the
palms
, and leaves
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.
And the people go
out, and
bring
in
, and make
for
themselves
booths ,
each
on his
roof
, 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
they
make
--
all
the assembly of
the
captives
of
the
captivity
--
booths ,
and they
sit
in booths;
for
the
sons
of
Israel
had
not
done,
from the days of Jeshua
son of Nun ,
so
unto
that day, and there is
very
great joy
.
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.
And
he
readeth
in
the
book
of
the
law
of
God
day by
day, from the first day till
the last day
, and
they
make
a
feast seven days, and on the eighth day a
restraint
, according to the ordinance.
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