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8:1 The reading of Ezra of law

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8 And_gathered all the_people as_man one to the_square which to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _gate the_waters and_they _said to_ˊEzrāʼ the_scribe to_bring DOM the _scroll of _the _law of _Mosheh which he _had _commanded YHWH DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).
2 And_brought ˊEzrāʼ the_priest/officer DOM the_law to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_assembly from_man and_unto woman and_all/each/any/every [one _who]_understood to_hear in/on_day one of _the_month the_seventh.
3 And_he/it _called in_him/it to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_square which to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _gate the_waters from the_light until the _middle the_day before the_men and_the_women and_the_understand and_ears of _all the_people [were]_to the _scroll the_law.
4 And_stood ˊEzrāʼ the_scribe on a _high _platform of _wood which people _had _made to_the _word/thing/matter and_stood beside_him Mattithiah and_Shema and_Anaiah and_ʼŪriy^yāh and_Hilkiah and_Maaseiah on right_his and_on_left_his Pedaiah and_Mīshā^ʼēl and_Malchijah and_Hashum and_Hashbaddanah Zəkar^yāh Meshullam.
5 and_opened ˊEzrāʼ the_book in_sight of _all the_people if/because from_under all the_people he _was and_when_opened_he they _stood _up all the_people.
6 And_he/it _blessed ˊEzrāʼ DOM YHWH the_ʼElohīm the_great and_answered all the_people amen amen in/on/at/with_lifting _up hands_their and_bowed _down and_worshiped to/for_YHWH face ground_to.
7 And_Jeshua and_Bānī and_Sherebiah[fn][fn] Jamin Akkub Shabbethai Hodiah Maaseiah Kelita ˊAzar^yāh Jozabad Hanan Pelaiah and_the_Levites [were]_causing _to _understand DOM the_people from _the_law and_the_people [were]_at places_their.
8 And_read in/on/at/with_book in/on/at/with_law the_ʼElohīm making _clear and_giving [the]_sense and_understand in/on/at/with_reading.
9 and_he/it _said Nəḩem^yāh he the_governor and_ˊEzrāʼ the_priest/officer the_scribe and_the_Levites the_taught DOM the_people to/from_all/each/any/every the_people the_day [is]_holy it to/for_YHWH god_your _all’s do _not mourn and_not weep if/because [were]_weeping all the_people when_heard_they DOM the _words the_law.
10 And_he/it _said to/for_them go eat fat _foods and_drink sweet _things and_send portions to_nothing a _[thing]_prepared to_him/it if/because [is]_holy the_day to_master_our and_not be _grieved if/because the _joy of_YHWH it strength_your _all’s.
11 And_the_Levites [were]_making _quiet to/from_all/each/any/every the_people to_say hush if/because the_day [is]_holy and_not be _grieved.
12 And_went all the_people to_eat and_to_drink and_to_send portions and_to_make joy great if/because they _had _understood in/on/at/with_words which they _had _made _known to/for_them.

8:7 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

8:7 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

OET by section NEH 8:1

The reading of Ezra of law

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