Nehemiah 7:73 New International Version (NIV)

Ezra Reads the Law

When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,

Nehemiah 8:1-3 New International Version (NIV)

8 ¹ all the people came together as one in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded for Israel.

² So on the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand. ³ He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate in the presence of the men, women and others who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.

Nehemiah 8:5-6 New International Version (NIV)

⁵ Ezra opened the book. All the people could see him because he was standing above them; and as he opened it, the people all stood up. ⁶ Ezra praised the Lord, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

Nehemiah 8:8 New International Version (NIV)

⁸ They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear^[a] and giving the meaning so that the people understood what was being read.