Nehemiah 8:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Nehemiah 8:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 8:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 8:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“On the second day, the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered together to Ezra the scribe, to study the words of the law.”
Nehemiah 8:13 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 8:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers’housesof all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law. ”
Nehemiah 8:13 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 8:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Nehemiah 8:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 8:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And on the second day were gathered together the chief fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to gain wisdom as to the words of the law. ”
Nehemiah 8:13 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 8:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And on the second day the chiefe fathers of all the people, the Priests and the Leuites were gathered vnto Ezra the scribe, that he also might instruct them in the wordes of the Lawe.”
Nehemiah 8:13 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 8:13 in Context — Nehemiah 8
11 So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
12 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.
13 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.
14 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:
15 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.
What Does Nehemiah 8:13 Mean?
Nehemiah 8:13 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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