Nehemiah 9:3
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And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the Lord their God.While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.
In other translations
And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the Lord their God.While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.
Hebrew words
וַיָּקוּמוּvaiyakumuand they stoodH6965עַל־'al-atH5921עָמְדָם'amedamplace theirH5977וַיִּקְרְאוּvaiyikre'uand they read aloudH7121בְּסֵפֶרbeseferin [the] scroll ofH5612תּוֹרַתtorat[the] law ofH8451יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵיהֶם'eloheihemGod theirH430רְבִעִיתrevi'it[the] fourth ofH7243הַיּוֹםhaiyomthe dayH3117וּרְבִעִיתurevi'itand a fourthH7243מִתְוַדִּיםmitvadim[they were] confessingH3034וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִיםumishtachavimand [they were] bowing downH7812לַיהוָהlayahwehto YahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵיהֶם׃ פ'eloheihemGod theirH430
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Related verses
- Nehemiah 8:7-87 Also 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. 8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.7 The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places. 8 So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.
- Nehemiah 8:3-43 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.3 So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law. 4 Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
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