Nehemiah 8:8

In 11 translations

BSB

So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.Or translating it or paragraph by paragraph

KJV

So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

WEB

They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.

ASV

And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.

LSV

and they read in the Scroll, in the Law of God, explaining—so as to give the meaning, and they give understanding to the convocation.

YLT

and they read in the book, in the law of God, explaining — so as to give the meaning, and they give understanding to the convocation.

DBY

And they read in the law of God distinctly out of the book, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading.Elohim

DRC

And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and plainly to be understood: and they understood when it was read.

GNV

And they read in the booke of the Lawe of God distinctly, and gaue the sense, and caused them to vnderstand the reading.

JPS

And they read in the book, in the Law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

LXXE

And they read in the book of the law of God, and Esdras taught, and instructed them distinctly in the knowledge of the Lord, and the people understood the law in the reading.

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WLC

וַֽיִּקְרְא֥וּ בַסֵּ֛פֶר בְּתוֹרַ֥ת הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים מְפֹרָ֑שׁ וְשׂ֣וֹם שֶׂ֔כֶל וַיָּבִ֖ינוּ בַּמִּקְרָֽא׃

LXX-Br18:8

Καὶ ἀνέγνωσαν ἐν βιβλίῳ νόμου τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἐδίδασκεν Ἔσδρας, καὶ διέστελλεν ἐν ἐπιστήμῃ Κυρίου, καὶ συνῆκεν ὁ λαὸς ἐν τῇ ἀναγνώσει.

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• Luke 24:45Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
• Acts 28:23So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of…
• Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
• Acts 8:30–35So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with…
• Luke 24:32They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
• Habakkuk 2:2Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.
• Acts 17:2–3As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am…
• Matthew 5:21–22You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone…
• Matthew 5:27–28You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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