Nehemiah 8:5 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁵ 0 And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad: for the joy of the Lord is our strength.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Ezra opened the book in sight of all the people, for he was standing above them; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people (for he was above all the people); and when he opened it, all the people stood up.

Common English Bible

⁵ Standing above all of the people, Ezra the scribe opened the scroll in the sight of all of the people. And as he opened it, all of the people stood up.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And Ezra opened the book before all the people. For he stood out above all the people. And when he had opened it, all the people stood up.

Nehemiah 8:5 Cross References

1 Kings 8:12

7 And David my father would have built a house to the name of the Lord the God of Israel:

1 Kings 8:14

9 Nevertheless thou shalt not build me a house, but thy son, that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build a house to my name.

Nehemiah 8:3

And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and plainly to be understood: and they understood when it was read.

Nehemiah 8:4

And Nehemias (he is Athersatha) and Esdras the priest and scribe, and the Levites who interpreted to all the people, said: This is a holy day to the Lord our God: do not mourn, nor weep: for all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

Judges 3:20

5 And waiting a long time till they were ashamed, and seeing that no man opened the door, they took a key: and opening, they found their lord lying dead on the ground.