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They gave an oral translation[a] of God's Law and explained[b] it so that the people could understand it.

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  1. Nehemiah 8:8 The Law was written in Hebrew, but in Babylonia the Jews had adopted Aramaic as the language for daily life. Because of this a translation was necessary.
  2. Nehemiah 8:8 They gave … explained; or They read God's Law and then translated it, explaining.

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