Nehemiah 8:5
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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: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.
In other translations
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: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.
Hebrew words
וַיִּפְתַּחvaiyiftachand he openedH6605עֶזְרָא'ezra'EzraH5830הַסֵּפֶרhaseferthe scrollH5612לְעֵינֵיle'eineito [the] eyes ofH5869כָל־khol-allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971כִּי־ki-forH3588מֵעַלme'al<from> aboveH5921כָּל־kol-allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971הָיָהhayahhe wasH1961וּכְפִתְחוֹukhefitchoand just as opened [it] heH6605עָמְדוּ'ameduthey stood upH5975כָל־khol-allH3605הָעָם׃ha'amthe peopleH5971
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Judges 3:20And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
- 1 Kings 8:14And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all
- Luke 4:16-1716 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,16 Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read, 17 the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:
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People and places
People: Ezra