Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was elevated above everyone. As he opened it, all the people stood up.

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Ezra opened the book. All the people could see him because he was standing(A) above them; and as he opened it, the people all stood up.

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Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah,(A) who were Levites,[a](B) explained the law(C) to the people as they stood in their places.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 8:7 Vg, 1 Esdras 9:48; MT reads Pelaiah and the Levites

The Levites(A)—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan and Pelaiah—instructed(B) the people in the Law while the people were standing there.

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