Nehemiah 8:3
English Standard Version
3 (A)And he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.
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Nehemiah 8:3
New International Version
3 He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate(A) in the presence of the men, women and others who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.
Nehemiah 8:8-9
English Standard Version
8 They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly,[a] and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.
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9 And Nehemiah, who was (A)the governor, and Ezra (B)the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, (C)“This day is holy to the Lord your God; (D)do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law.
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- Nehemiah 8:8 Or with interpretation, or paragraph by paragraph
Nehemiah 8:8-9
New International Version
8 They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear[a] and giving the meaning so that the people understood what was being read.
9 Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the Law, and the Levites(A) who were instructing the people said to them all, “This day is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep.”(B) For all the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.
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- Nehemiah 8:8 Or God, translating it
Nehemiah 8:18
English Standard Version
18 And day by day, from the first day to the last day, (A)he read from the Book of the Law of God. They kept the feast seven days, and (B)on the eighth day there was a solemn assembly, according to the rule.
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Nehemiah 8:18
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18 Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read(A) from the Book of the Law(B) of God. They celebrated the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day, in accordance with the regulation,(C) there was an assembly.(D)
Nehemiah 9:3
English Standard Version
3 (A)And they stood up in their place and read from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for a quarter of the day; for another quarter of it they made confession and worshiped the Lord their God.
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Nehemiah 9:3
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3 They stood where they were and read from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for a quarter of the day, and spent another quarter in confession and in worshiping the Lord their God.
Deuteronomy 31:11-12
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11 when all Israel comes (A)to appear before the Lord your God at the place that he will choose, (B)you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing. 12 (C)Assemble the people, men, women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns, that they may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God, and be careful to do all the words of this law,
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Deuteronomy 31:11-12
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11 when all Israel comes to appear(A) before the Lord your God at the place he will choose,(B) you shall read this law(C) before them in their hearing. 12 Assemble the people—men, women and children, and the foreigners residing in your towns—so they can listen and learn(D) to fear(E) the Lord your God and follow carefully all the words of this law.
2 Kings 23:2
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2 And the king went up to the house of the Lord, and with him all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the priests and the prophets, all the people, both small and great. And (A)he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant (B)that had been found in the house of the Lord.
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2 Kings 23:2
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2 He went up to the temple of the Lord with the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the prophets—all the people from the least to the greatest. He read(A) in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant,(B) which had been found in the temple of the Lord.
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