Nehemiah 8:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Nehemiah 8:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 8:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 8:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He read from it before the wide place that was in front of the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand. The ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.”

Nehemiah 8:3 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 8:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.”

Nehemiah 8:3 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 8:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he readeth in it before the broad place that <FI>is<Fi> before the water-gate, from the light till the middle of the day, over-against the men, and the women, and those intelligent, and the ears of all the people <FI>are<Fi> unto the book of the law.”

Nehemiah 8:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 8:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he read in it before the open place that was before the water-gate from the morning until midday, in presence of the men and the women, and those that could understand. And the ears of all the people were [attentive] to the book of the law.”

Nehemiah 8:3 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 8:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he read therein in the streete that was before the watergate (from the morning vntill the midday) before men and women, and them that vnderstoode it, and the eares of all the people hearkened vnto the booke of the Lawe.”

Nehemiah 8:3 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 8:3 in Context — Nehemiah 8

1 Y JUNTÓSE todo el pueblo como un solo hombre en la plaza que está delante de la puerta de las Aguas, y dijeron á Esdras el escriba, que trajese el libro de la ley de Moisés, la cual mandó Jehová á Israel.

2 Y Esdras el sacerdote, trajo la ley delante de la congregación, así de hombres como de mujeres, y de todo entendido para escuchar, el primer día del mes séptimo.

3 Y leyó en el [libro] delante de la plaza que está delante de la puerta de las Aguas, desde el alba hasta el medio día, en presencia de hombres y mujeres y entendidos; y los oídos de todo el pueblo estaban [atentos] al libro de la ley.

4 Y Esdras el escriba estaba sobre un púlpito de madera, que habían hecho para ello; y junto á él estaban Mathithías, y Sema, y Anías, y Urías, é Hilcías, y Maasías, á su mano derecha; y á su mano izquierda, Pedaía, Misael, y Malchîas, y Hasum, y Hasbedana, Zachârías, y Mesullam.

5 Abrió pues Esdras el libro á ojos de todo el pueblo, (porque estaba más alto que todo el pueblo); y como lo abrió, todo el pueblo estuvo atento.

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What Does Nehemiah 8:3 Mean?

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