⁷ Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites explained the Law to the people while the people remained in their place. ⁸ They read from the book, from the Law of God, ^[a]translating to give the sense so that they understood the reading.

¹² Then all the people went away to eat, drink, ^(A)to send portions, and to ^[a]celebrate a great feast, ^(B)because they understood the words which had been made known to them.