1 Esdras 9:46-48

Revised Standard Version

⁴⁶ And when he opened the law, they all stood erect. And Ezra blessed the Lord God Most High, the God of hosts, the Almighty; ⁴⁷ and all the multitude answered, “Amen.” And they lifted up their hands, and fell to the ground and worshiped the Lord. ⁴⁸ Jeshua and Anniuth and Sherebi′ah, Jamin,^[a] Akkub, Shab′bethai, Hodi′ah, Maaseiah^[b] and Keli′ta, Azari′ah and Jo′zabad, Hanan, Pelai′ah, the Levites, taught the law of the Lord,^[c] at the same time explaining what was read.