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Ezra 7:10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ezra 7:10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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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Ezra 7:10
New International Version
Ezra 7:10
New International Version
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.
Ezra 7:10
King James Version
Ezra 7:10
King James Version
10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
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Nehemiah 8:1-3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Nehemiah 8:1-3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 1 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. 2 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. 3 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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- Nehemiah 8:3 Lit The ears of all the people listened
Nehemiah 8:1-3
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Nehemiah 8:1-3
New International Version
8 1 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.
2 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. 3 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.
Nehemiah 8:1-3
King James Version
Nehemiah 8:1-3
King James Version
8 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.
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Nehemiah 8:8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Nehemiah 8:8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 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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Nehemiah 8:8
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Nehemiah 8:8
New International Version
8 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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- Nehemiah 8:8 Or God, translating it
Nehemiah 8:8
King James Version
Nehemiah 8:8
King James Version
8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
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