OET interlinear NEH 8:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עֶזְרָ֣א הַ֠⁠כֹּהֵן

ˊEzrāʼ (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_brought ˊEzrāʼ the=priest/officer DOM the,law to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the,assembly from=man and=unto woman/wife and=all/each/any/every understanding to,listen in/on=day one(ms) of,month the=seventh )

This information serves to introduce Ezra further. In addition to being a teacher and learned student of the Law of Moses, he was also a priest whose duties would have included offering sacrifices in the temple and helping people make sure they were following the law in everyday matters. It might be helpful to your readers to explain that here because it shows why Ezra would have been such an effective teacher for everyone on this occasion. Alternate translation: [Ezra was also a priest who served in the temple and helped people follow the law] (See: Introduction of New and Old Participants)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠יָּבִ֣יא & אֶֽת־הַ⁠תּוֹרָ֞ה לִ⁠פְנֵ֤י הַ⁠קָּהָל֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_brought ˊEzrāʼ the=priest/officer DOM the,law to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the,assembly from=man and=unto woman/wife and=all/each/any/every understanding to,listen in/on=day one(ms) of,month the=seventh )

Here, face means the front of a group. Alternate translation: [He read the law out loud in front of the whole crowd.]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מֵ⁠אִ֣ישׁ וְ⁠עַד־אִשָּׁ֔ה וְ⁠כֹ֖ל מֵבִ֣ין לִ⁠שְׁמֹ֑עַ

from=man and=unto (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_brought ˊEzrāʼ the=priest/officer DOM the,law to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the,assembly from=man and=unto woman/wife and=all/each/any/every understanding to,listen in/on=day one(ms) of,month the=seventh )

All who were understanding to hear is an idiom that means “everyone who could hear with understanding,” that is, “who understood what they were hearing.” This phrase likely refers to children and it would mean “children who were old enough to understand.” Alternate translation: [for the men, the women, and the children who were old enough to understand.]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠י֥וֹם אֶחָ֖ד לַ⁠חֹ֥דֶשׁ הַ⁠שְּׁבִיעִֽי

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_brought ˊEzrāʼ the=priest/officer DOM the,law to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the,assembly from=man and=unto woman/wife and=all/each/any/every understanding to,listen in/on=day one(ms) of,month the=seventh )

Since Nehemiah does not say otherwise, the implication is that this happened in the same year that the wall was rebuilt. If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this explicitly. Alternate translation: [He did this on the first day of the seventh month of that same year.]

Note 5 topic: translate-hebrewmonths

בְּ⁠י֥וֹם אֶחָ֖ד לַ⁠חֹ֥דֶשׁ הַ⁠שְּׁבִיעִֽי

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_brought ˊEzrāʼ the=priest/officer DOM the,law to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the,assembly from=man and=unto woman/wife and=all/each/any/every understanding to,listen in/on=day one(ms) of,month the=seventh )

Alternate translation: [On day 1 of month 7]