10 Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the Lord, obey it, and teach(A) its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

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10 For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching(A) its decrees and laws in Israel.

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all the people gathered together(A) at the square in front of the Water Gate.(B) They asked Ezra the scribe(C) to bring the book of the law of Moses(D) that the Lord had given Israel. On the first day of the seventh month,(E) Ezra the priest(F) brought the law(G) before the assembly of men, women, and all who could listen with understanding. While he was facing the square in front of the Water Gate,(H) he read out of it from daybreak until noon before the men, the women, and those who could understand. All the people listened attentively[a] to the book of the law.(I)

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  1. Nehemiah 8:3 Lit The ears of all the people listened

all the people came together as one in the square before the Water Gate.(A) They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses,(B) which the Lord had commanded for Israel.

So on the first day of the seventh month(C) Ezra the priest brought the Law(D) before the assembly, which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand. He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate(E) in the presence of the men, women and others who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.

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They read out of the book of the law of God, translating and giving the meaning so that the people could understand what was read.

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They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear[a] and giving the meaning so that the people understood what was being read.

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  1. Nehemiah 8:8 Or God, translating it