Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And all the people are
gathered as one man unto
the broad
place
that `is'
before the water -
gate ,
and they say
to
Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, that
Jehovah
commanded Israel.
And all the people gathered themselves
together
as one man into
the street
that was
before the water gate ;
and they spake
unto
Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which
the
LORD
had
commanded to
Israel.
And Ezra the priest bringeth
the law before the assembly,
both of men and women, and every
one
intelligent
to
hear, on
the first day of the seventh month ,
And Ezra the priest brought
the law before the congregation
both of men and women, and all
that
could
hear with
understanding
, upon
the first day of the seventh month .
and he readeth
in
it
before the broad
place
that `is'
before the water -
gate ,
from the light
till
the
middle
of
the
day
, over-against
the men ,
and the women, and those intelligent,
and the ears of all the people `are'
unto the book of the law.
And 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.
And Ezra the scribe standeth
on
a tower
of wood that
they made for the purpose ,
and Mattithiah
standeth
near
him, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right; and on his left Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah
, and Hashum, and Hashbaddana
, Zechariah, Meshullam.
And 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.
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 ,
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 :
and Ezra blesseth
Jehovah
, the great God ,
and all the people answer
, `
Amen, Amen, '
with lifting up of
their hands ,
and they bow
and do
obeisance
to
Jehovah
--
faces to the earth
.
And 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
.
And
Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, giving
the people understanding
in
the law ,
and the people ,
`are'
on
their station,
Also
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.
and
they read in the book ,
in the law of God, explaining
--
so
as
to
give
the meaning
, and they
give
understanding
to the convocation
.
So
they read in the book in the law of God distinctly
, and
gave
the sense
, and caused
them
to understand
the reading
.
And Nehemiah --
he
`
is '
the Tirshatha --
saith
(
and Ezra the priest ,
the scribe, and the Levites who
are
instructing
the people )
to
all the people, `To-
day is holy to
Jehovah
your God ,
do
not
mourn, nor weep :'
for all the people are
weeping
at
their
hearing
the words of the law.
And Nehemiah ,
which
is the Tirshatha ,
and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that
taught
the people ,
said
unto
all the people, This
day is holy unto
the
LORD
your God ;
mourn not
, nor weep .
For all the people wept,
when
they
heard
the words of the law.
And
he saith
to
them, `
Go, eat fat things
, and drink sweet things
, and sent
portions to
him
for whom nothing is prepared ,
for to-
day `
is '
holy to
our Lord ,
and
be not
grieved,
for the joy of Jehovah
is your strength. '
Then
he said
unto
them, Go your
way
, eat the
fat, and drink the
sweet, and send
portions unto
them
for whom nothing is prepared :
for this
day is holy unto
our LORD :
neither
be ye
sorry;
for the joy of the
LORD
is your strength.
And
the Levites are
keeping
all the people silent
, saying, `Be
silent
, for to-
day `
is '
holy ,
and
be not
grieved. '
So
the Levites stilled
all the people, saying, Hold
your
peace
, for the
day is holy ;
neither
be ye
grieved.
And all the people go
to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great joy
, because they have
understood concerning
the words that they
made
known
to
them.
And all the people went
their
way
to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth
, because they had
understood the words that were
declared
unto
them.
And on the second day have
been
gathered heads
of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to act
wisely
concerning
the words of the law.
And on the second day were
gathered together
the
chief
of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand
the words of the law.
And they find
written in the law that
Jehovah
commanded by the
hand
of
Moses, that the sons
of Israel dwell in booths in the feast ,
in
the seventh month ,
And they found
written in the law which
the
LORD
had
commanded by Moses, that the children
of Israel should
dwell in booths in the feast of
the seventh month :
and that they proclaim
and cause
to
pass
over
all their cities, (
and in Jerusalem, )
saying, `
Go ye
out
to
the mount, and bring
leaves
of
the
olive, and leaves
of
the
oil
tree
, and leaves
of
the
myrtle, and leaves
of
the
palms
, and leaves
of thick trees, to make booths as it is written. '
And that they should
publish
and proclaim
in
all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth
unto
the mount, and fetch
olive branches
, and pine
branches
, and myrtle branches
, and palm
branches
, and branches
of thick trees, to make booths ,
as it is written.
And
the people go
out
, and bring
in
, and make
for
themselves booths, each
on
his
roof, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the broad
place
of the water -
gate, and in the broad
place
of the gate of Ephraim.
So
the people went
forth
, and brought
them
, and made
themselves booths, every
one
upon
the
roof of
his
house
, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street
of the water gate, and in the street
of the gate of Ephraim.
And they
make
--
all the assembly
of the
captives
of the captivity --
booths, and they
sit
in
booths ;
for the
sons
of
Israel
had
not
done,
from
the days of Jeshua son of Nun ,
so
unto that day ,
and there is
very great joy
.
And all the congregation
of them
that
were
come
again
out
of the captivity made
booths, and sat
under
the
booths :
for since
the days of Jeshua the
son of Nun unto that day had
not
the
children
of
Israel
done
so.
And there was
very great gladness
.
And
he
readeth
in
the
book
of
the
law
of
God
day by day, from the first day till
the last day, and they make
a
feast seven days ,
and on the eighth day a restraint
, according to
the ordinance
.
Also
day by day, from the first day unto
the last day, he
read
in
the
book
of
the
law
of
God.
And they kept
the
feast seven days ;
and on the eighth day was
a solemn
assembly
, according unto
the manner
.
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