Nehemiah:8:1-9
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Now all the people gathered together as one man in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate ;
and they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses ,
which the LORD had commanded Israel .
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So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could hear with understanding on the first day of the seventh month .
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Then he read from it in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate from morning until midday ,
before the men and women and those who could understand ;
and the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law .
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So Ezra the scribe stood on a platform of wood which they had made for the purpose ;
and beside him ,
at his right hand ,
stood Mattithiah ,
Shema ,
Anaiah ,
Urijah ,
Hilkiah ,
and Maaseiah ;
and at his left hand Pedaiah ,
Mishael ,
Malchijah ,
Hashum ,
Hashbadana ,
Zechariah ,
and Meshullam .
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And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people ,
for he was standing above all the people ;
and when he opened it ,
all the people stood up .
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And Ezra blessed the LORD ,
the great God .
Then all the people answered , "
Amen ,
Amen !"
while lifting up their hands .
And they bowed their heads and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground .
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Also Jeshua ,
Bani ,
Sherebiah ,
Jamin ,
Akkub ,
Shabbethai ,
Hodijah ,
Maaseiah ,
Kelita ,
Azariah ,
Jozabad ,
Hanan ,
Pelaiah ,
and the Levites ,
helped the people to understand the Law ;
and the people stood in their place .
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So they read distinctly from the book ,
in the Law of God ;
and they gave the sense ,
and helped them to understand the reading .
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And Nehemiah ,
who was the governor ,
Ezra the priest and scribe ,
and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people , "
This day is holy to the LORD your God ;
do not mourn nor weep ."
For all the people wept ,
when they heard the words of the Law .
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