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And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday*, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
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And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpita of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
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And Ezra opened the book in the sightb of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
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And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
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Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
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So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
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And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha,c and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
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Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
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So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
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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.
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And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understandd the words of the law.
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And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded bye Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:
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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 pine branches*, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
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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 street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
Nehemías 8:3
Y leyó en el libro frente a la plaza que estaba delante de la puerta de las Aguas, desde el amanecer hasta el mediodía, en presencia de hombres y mujeres y de los que podían entender; y los oídos de todo el pueblo estaban atentos al libro de la ley.
English Standard Version ESV
Nehemiah 8:3
And he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.
La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS
Nehemías 8:3
Y leyó en el libro delante de la plaza que está delante de la puerta de las Aguas, desde el alba hasta el mediodía, en presencia de varones y mujeres y entendidos; y los oídos de todo el pueblo estaban atentos al libro de la ley
New King James Version NKJV
Nehemiah 8:3
Then he read from it in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate from morning until midday, before the men and women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.
Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV
Nehemías 8:3
Se puso frente a la plaza, justo dentro de la entrada de la puerta del Agua, desde temprano por la mañana hasta el mediodía y leyó en voz alta a todos los que podían entender. Todo el pueblo escuchó atentamente la lectura del libro de la ley.
Nueva Versión Internacional NVI
Nehemías 8:3
y la leyó en presencia de ellos en la plaza que está frente a la puerta del Agua. Todo el pueblo estaba muy atento a la lectura del libro de la ley.
La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
Nehemías 8:3
Y leyó en el libro delante de la plaza que está delante de la puerta de las Aguas, desde el alba hasta el medio día, en presencia de hombres y mujeres y entendidos; y los oídos de todo el pueblo estaban atentos al libro de la ley.
Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV
Nehemías 8:3
Y leyó en el libro delante de la plaza que está delante de la puerta de las Aguas, desde el alba hasta el mediodía, en presencia de varones y mujeres y entendidos; y los oídos de todo el pueblo estaban atentos al libro de la ley.
Herramientas de Estudio para Nehemiah 8:3-18
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