Nehemiah 8:5
“And Ezra opened the booke in the sight of all the people (for hee was aboue al the people) and when he opened it, all the people stood vp:”
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Nehemiah 8:5 Context
3And 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. 4And Ezra the scribe, stood vpon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose, and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand: and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. 5And Ezra opened the booke in the sight of all the people (for hee was aboue al the people) and when he opened it, all the people stood vp: 6And Ezra blessed the Lord the great God: and al the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting vp their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord, with their faces to the ground. 7Also Ieshua and Bani, and Sherebiah, Iamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Iozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Leuites, caused the people to vnderstand the law: and the people stood in their place.
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And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
- King James Version
Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Ezra took the book, opening it before the eyes of all the people (for he was higher than the people); and when it was open, all the people got to their feet:
- Basic English Bible
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
- Darby Bible
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
- Webster's Bible
Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
- World English Bible
And Ezra openeth the book before the eyes of all the people -- for above all the people he hath been -- and at his opening [it] all the people have stood up,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people--for he was above all the people--and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible