Nehemiah 8:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Nehemiah 8:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 8:2 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Nehemiah 8:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Nehemiah 8:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Nehemiah 8:2 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 8:2 ASV — 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.”

Nehemiah 8:2 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 8:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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,”

Nehemiah 8:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 8:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Nehemiah 8:2 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 8:2 GEN — 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,”

Nehemiah 8:2 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 8:2 in Context — Nehemiah 8

1 E todo o povo se juntou como um só homem na praça diante da porta das Águas, e disseram ao escriba Esdras que trouxesse o livro da lei de Moisés, que o SENHOR havia mandado a Israel.

2 E Esdras, o sacerdote, trouxe a lei diante da congregação, tanto de homens como de mulheres, e de todos os que tivessem entendimento para ouvir, no primeiro dia do sétimo mês.

3 E leu no [livro] diante da praça que está diante da porta das Águas, desde o amanhecer até o meio-dia, na presença de homens, mulheres e entendidos; e os ouvidos de todo o povo estavam [atentos] ao livro da lei.

4 E o escriba Esdras estava sobre uma plataforma de madeira, que haviam feito para aquilo; e junto a ele estavam Matitias, Sema, Anaías, Urias, Hilquias, e Maaseias, à sua direita; e a sua esquerda, Pedaías, Misael, Malquias, Hasum, Hasbadana, Zacarias, e Mesulão.

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What Does Nehemiah 8:2 Mean?

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