Nehemiah 8:2

Verse

On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

Bible in Basic English

And Ezra the priest put the law before the meeting of the people, before the men and women and all those who were able to take it in, on the first day of the seventh month.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Then Esdras the priest brought the law before the multitude of men and women, and all those that could understand, in the first day of the seventh month.

Free Bible Version

On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly—men and women, and all those children who could listen and understand.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Ezra the Priest brought the Lawe before the Congregation both of men and women, and of all that coulde heare and vnderstand it, in the first day of the seuenth moneth,

King James (Authorized) Version

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

Unlocked Literal Bible

On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear and understand.

Noah Webster Bible

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

World English Bible

Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.

Young's Literal Translation

And Ezra the priest bringeth the law before the assembly, both of men and women, and every one intelligent to hear, on the first day of the seventh month,

Context

Ezra Reads the Law

¹At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.²On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand. ³So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.

Summary

In Nehemiah 8:2, we see the people gathered as one in unity to hear the reading of the Law by Ezra the scribe. This event took place after the walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt, signifying a spiritual restoration as well. The people's eagerness to listen to God's Word reflects their hunger for spiritual nourishment and guidance. This passage highlights the importance of communal worship, the reading and understanding of Scripture, and the joy that comes from encountering God's truth together.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

All that could hear with understanding - Infants, idiots, and children not likely to receive instruction, were not permitted to attend this meeting; nor should any such, in any place, be ever brought to the house of God, if it can be avoided: yet, rather than a poor mother should be deprived of the ordinances of God, let her come with her child in her arms; and although it be inconvenient to the congregation, and to some ministers, to hear a child cry, it is cruel to exclude the mother on this account, who, having no person to take care of her child while absent, must bring it with her, or be totally deprived of the ordinances of the Christian Church. Upon the first day of the seventh month - This was the first day of what was called the civil year; and on it was the feast of trumpets, the year being ushered in by the sound of these instruments.

Nehemiah 8:2

Ezra Reads the Law

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Berean Standard Bible

On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

Bible in Basic English

And Ezra the priest put the law before the meeting of the people, before the men and women and all those who were able to take it in, on the first day of the seventh month.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Then Esdras the priest brought the law before the multitude of men and women, and all those that could understand, in the first day of the seventh month.

Free Bible Version

On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly—men and women, and all those children who could listen and understand.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Ezra the Priest brought the Lawe before the Congregation both of men and women, and of all that coulde heare and vnderstand it, in the first day of the seuenth moneth,

King James (Authorized) Version

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

Unlocked Literal Bible

On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear and understand.

Noah Webster Bible

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

World English Bible

Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.

Young's Literal Translation

And Ezra the priest bringeth the law before the assembly, both of men and women, and every one intelligent to hear, on the first day of the seventh month,

Adam Clarke
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Nehemiah 8:2

Verse

Context

Ezra Reads the Law

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Nehemiah 8:2

Ezra Reads the Law

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes