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1 ¶ And all
the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street
that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe
to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded
to Israel.
2 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.
3 And he read therein before the street that was before
the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and
the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all
the people were attentive unto the book of the law.
4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood,
which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah,
and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah,
on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael,
and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
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:
6 And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And
all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands:
and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their
faces to the ground.
7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub,
Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan,
Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the
law: and the people stood in their place.
8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly,
and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
9 ¶ And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and
Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people,
said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your
God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when
they heard the words of the law.
10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat,
and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing
is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither
be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
11 So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold
your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
12 And 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 unto them.
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