Nehemiah 8:8 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So they read from the Book of the Law of God distinctly, faithfully amplifying and giving the sense so that [the people] understood the reading. American Standard Version (1901) And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading. Common English Bible They read aloud from the scroll, the Instruction from God, explaining and interpreting it so the people could understand what they heard. Catholic Public Domain Version And they read from the book of the law of God, distinctly and plainly, so as to be understood. And when it was read, they did understand. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and plainly to be understood: and they understood when it was read. |
The king went up to the house of the LORD, and all the men of Yehudah and all the inhabitants of Yerushalayim with him, and the Kohanim, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.
All the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.
Also Yeshua, and Bani, and Sherevyah, Yamin, `Akkuv, Shabbetai, Hodiyah, Ma`aseyah, Kelita, `Azaryah, Yozavad, Chanan, Pelayah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people [stood] in their place.
Nechemyah, who was the governor, and Ezra the Kohen the scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the LORD your God; don't mourn, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
They stood up in their place, and read in the scroll of the Torah of the LORD their God a fourth part of the day; and [another] fourth part they confessed, and worshiped the LORD their God.
The prince, when they go in, shall go in with of them; and when they go out, he shall go out.
The LORD answered me, *Write the vision, and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.
Beginning from Moshe and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
They said one to another, *Weren't our hearts burning within us, while he spoke to us along the way, and while he opened the Scriptures to us?*
Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.
When they had appointed him a day, many people came to him at his lodging. He explained to them, testifying about the Kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Yeshua, both from the Torah of Moshe and from the prophets, from morning until evening.