H5971And all the peopleH622gathered themselves together[H8735] H259as oneH376manH7339into the streetH6440that was beforeH4325the waterH8179gateH559; and they spake[H8799] H5830unto EzraH5608the scribe[H8802] H935to bring[H8687] H5612the bookH8451of the lawH4872of MosesH3068, which the LORDH6680had commanded[H8765] H3478to Israel.
H7121And he read[H8799] H6440therein beforeH7339the streetH6440that was beforeH4325the waterH8179gateH216from the morningH4276until middayH3117 H582, before the menH802and the womenH995, and those that could understand[H8688] H241; and the earsH5971of all the peopleH5612were attentive unto the bookH8451of the law.
H310Now after thisH1129he built[H8804] H2346a wallH2435withoutH5892the cityH1732of DavidH4628, on the west sideH1521of GihonH5158, in the valleyH935, even to the entering in[H8800] H1709at the fishH8179gateH5437, and compassed[H8804] H6077about OphelH1361, and raised it up[H8686] H3966a very great heightH7760, and put[H8799] H8269captainsH2428of warH1219in all the fenced[H8803] H5892citiesH3063of Judah.
H7605And the restH5971of the peopleH3548, the priestsH3881, the LevitesH7778, the portersH7891, the singers[H8789] H5411, the NethinimsH914, and all they that had separated[H8737] H5971themselves from the peopleH776of the landsH8451unto the lawH430of GodH802, their wivesH1121, their sonsH1323, and their daughtersH3045, every one having knowledge[H8802] H995, and having understanding[H8688] ;
H5971So the peopleH3318went forth[H8799] H935, and brought[H8686] H6213them, and made[H8799] H5521themselves boothsH376, every oneH1406upon the roof of his houseH2691, and in their courtsH2691, and in the courtsH1004of the houseH430of GodH7339, and in the streetH4325of the waterH8179gateH7339, and in the streetH8179of the gateH669of Ephraim.