Nehemiah 8:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Nehemiah 8:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 8:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 8:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.”
Nehemiah 8:2 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 8:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month. ”
Nehemiah 8:2 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 8:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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,”
Nehemiah 8:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 8:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation, both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month. ”
Nehemiah 8:2 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 8:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Ezra the Priest brought the Lawe before the Congregation both of men and women, and of all that coulde heare and vnderstand it, in the first day of the seuenth moneth,”
Nehemiah 8:2 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 8:2 in Context — Nehemiah 8
1 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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
What Does Nehemiah 8:2 Mean?
Nehemiah 8:2 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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