Nehemiah 8:3-5

Contemporary English Version

³ From early morning till noon, he read the Law of Moses to them, and they listened carefully. ⁴ Ezra stood on a high wooden platform that had been built for this occasion. Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah were standing to his right, while Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash Baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam were standing to his left.

⁵ Ezra was up on the high platform, where he could be seen by everyone, and when he opened the book, all the people stood up.