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:In other versions
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:
ASV
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:
BBE
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.
DBY
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:
WEB
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,
YLT
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:
ENG
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:
WBT
Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was standing above them all, and as he opened it, all the people stood up.
BSB
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.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Ezra