Parallel NEH 8:3

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OEB And he read from it before the open place that was before the Water Gate from early morning until mid-day, in the presence of the men and women and of those who could understand; and all the people were attentive to the book of the law.

WEBBE He read from it before the wide place that was in front of the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand. The ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.

WMBB He read from it before the wide place that was in front of the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand. The ears of all the people were attentive to the scroll of the Torah.

NET So he read it before the plaza in front of the Water Gate from dawn till noon before the men and women and those children who could understand. All the people were eager to hear the book of the law.

LSV and he reads in it before the broad place that [is] before the Water Gate, from the light until the middle of the day, in front of the men, and the women, and those intelligent, and the ears of all the people [are] toward the Scroll of the Law.

FBV He read from it in front of the square before the Water Gate from early morning till noon to everyone there, the men and the women and those who could understand. All the people listened carefully to the Book of the Law.

T4T So he brought it out and read it to the people. He started reading it early in the morning and continued reading it until noontime. All the people listened carefully to the laws that were written on the scroll.

LEB He read from it facing the public square before the Water Gate from dawn until noon that day, opposite the men, women, and those with understanding. The ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.[fn]

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BBE He was reading it in the wide place in front of the water-doorway, from early morning till the middle of the day, in the hearing of all those men and women whose minds were able to take it in; and the ears of all the people were open to the book of the law.

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JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA And he read it plainly in the street that was before the water gate, from the morning until midday, before the men, and the women, and all those that could understand: and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book.

YLT 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.

Drby And he read in it before the open place that was before the water-gate from the morning until midday, in presence of the men and the women, and those that could understand. And the ears of all the people were [attentive] to the book of the law.

RV 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.

Wbstr And he read therein before the street that was before the water-gate from the morning until mid-day, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]

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KJB-1611 [fn]And hee read therein before the street that was before the water gate, from the morning vntill midday, before the men and the women, and those that could vnderstand: And the eares of all the people were attentiue vnto the booke of the law.
   (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 attentiue unto the book of the law.)

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Bshps And he read therein in the streete that was before the water gate, from the morning vntill the noone day, before men and women that did hearken to it: and the eares of all the people were inclined vnto the booke of the law.
   (And he read therein in the street that was before the water gate, from the morning until the noon day, before men and women that did hearken to it: and the ears of all the people were inclined unto the book of the law.)

Gnva And he read therein in the streete that was before the watergate (from the morning vntill the midday) before men and women, and them that vnderstoode it, and the eares of all the people hearkened vnto the booke of the Lawe.
   (And he read therein in the street that was before the watergate (from the morning until the midday) before men and women, and them that understood it, and the ears of all the people hearkened unto the book of the Law. )

Cvdl and red therin in the strete that is before the Watergate, from ye light mornynge vntyll the noone daye before men and wemen and soch as coulde vnderstonde it: and the eares of all the people were inclyned vnto the boke of the lawe.
   (and red therein in the street that is before the Watergate, from ye/you_all light morning until the noon day before men and women and such as could understood it: and the ears of all the people were inclyned unto the book of the law.)

Wycl And he redde in it opynli in the street that was bifor the yate of watris, fro the morewtid `til to myddai, in the siyt of men and of wymmen and of wise men; and the eeris of al the puple weren reisid to the book.
   (And he red in it opynli in the street that was before the gate of waters, from the morning `til to myddai, in the sight of men and of women and of wise men; and the ears of all the people were reisid to the book.)

Luth und las drinnen auf der breiten Gasse, die vor dem Wassertor ist, von licht Morgen an bis auf den Mittag, vor Mann und Weib und wer es vernehmen konnte. Und des ganzen Volks Ohren waren zu dem Gesetzbuch gekehrt.
   (and las drinnen on the/of_the breiten Gasse, the before/in_front_of to_him watertor is, from light Morgen at until on the Mittag, before/in_front_of man and woman and who it vernehmen konnte. And the entire peoples ears were to to_him lawbuch gekehrt.)

ClVg Et legit in eo aperte in platea quæ erat ante portam aquarum, de mane usque ad mediam diem, in conspectu virorum et mulierum, et sapientium: et aures omnis populi erant erectæ ad librum.
   (And legit in eo aperte in platea which was before the_gate waterrum, about mane until to mediam diem, in in_sight of_men and mulierum, and sapientium: and aures everyone of_the_people they_were erectæ to librum. )