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Nehemiah 8:3-5
New English Translation

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

4 Ezra the scribe stood on a towering wooden platform[d] constructed for this purpose. Standing near him on his right were Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Masseiah. On his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam. 5 Ezra opened the book in plain view[e] of all the people, for he was elevated above all the people. When he opened the book,[f] all the people stood up.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 8:3 tn Heb “from the light till the noon of the day.”
  2. Nehemiah 8:3 tn Heb “all who could hear with understanding.” The word “children” is understood to be implied here by a number of English versions (e.g., NAB, TEV, NLT).
  3. Nehemiah 8:3 tn Heb “the ears of all the people were toward.”
  4. Nehemiah 8:4 tn Heb “a tower of wood.”
  5. Nehemiah 8:5 tn Heb “to the eyes.”
  6. Nehemiah 8:5 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the book) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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