Nehemiah 8:5
“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 (KJV)
🌐 Nehemiah 8:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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 (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Esra öffnete das Buch vor den Augen des ganzen Volkes, denn er ragte über dem ganzen Volke empor; und als er es öffnete, stand das ganze Volk auf.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Abrió pues Esdras el libro á ojos de todo el pueblo, (porque estaba más alto que todo el pueblo); y como lo abrió, todo el pueblo estuvo atento.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E Esdras abriu o livro perante os olhos de todo o povo, porque estava mais alto que todo o povo; e quando ele o abriu, todo o povo se pôs de pé.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Esdras abriu o livro à vista de todo o povo, pois ele estava elevado acima do povo, e, quando ele o abriu, todo o povo levantou-se.
📖 Nehemiah 8:5 in Context
3And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
4And Ezra the scribe stood upon 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 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:
6And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground.
7Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
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