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Nehemiah 8:7

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah,  who were Levites,  , explained the law  to the people as they stood in their places.

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Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani stood on the raised platform built for the Levites  and cried out loudly to the Lord their God.


and teach the Israelites all the statutes  that the Lord has given to them through Moses.’


After them Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs opposite their house. Beside them Azariah son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.


For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should desire instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Armies.


along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,


The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their relatives, who guarded the city gates: 172.


and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the heads of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;


Seraiah,  Azariah, Jeremiah,


The scribe Ezra stood on a high wooden platform  made for this purpose. Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah stood beside him on his right; to his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.


Next to him Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, made repairs to another section opposite the ascent to the armoury at the Angle.


Next to him the Levites  made repairs under Rehum son of Bani. Beside him Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah,  made repairs for his district.


Since the gracious hand of our God was on us,  they brought us Sherebiah   #– #a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Levi son of Israel #– #along with his sons and brothers, 18 men,


Then Hezekiah encouraged  , all the Levites who performed skilfully before the Lord. They ate at the appointed festival for seven days, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.


They will teach your ordinances to Jacob and your instruction to Israel; they will set incense before you and whole burnt offerings on your altar.


He said to the Levites who taught all Israel  the holy things of the Lord, ‘Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. Since you do not have to carry it on your shoulders,  now serve the Lord your God and his people Israel.


Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and with their hands lifted up  all the people said, ‘Amen, Amen! ’  Then they knelt low and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground.


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.


Then all the people began to eat and drink, send portions, and have a great celebration,  because they had understood the words that were explained to them.


The king turned around and blessed  the entire congregation of Israel while they were standing.


While they stood in their places,  they read from the book of the law of the Lord their God for a quarter of the day and spent another quarter of the day  in confession  and worship of the Lord their God.





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