Study it in the app“And he read in it before the square that is in front of the Water Gate, from the light until the middle of the day, in front of the men and the women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were toward the book of the law.”
Ezra reads the law from morning until midday, and all the people listen closelyThe Word of GodAll the people gather as one man to hear the lawThe Church and Community
And he readוַיִּקְרָאin itבוֹbeforeלִפְנֵיthe squareהָרְחוֹבthatאֲשֶׁרisin front ofלִפְנֵיthe WaterהַמַּיִםGate,שַׁעַרfromמִןthe lightהָאוֹרuntilעַדthe middleמַחֲצִיתof the day,הַיּוֹםin front ofנֶגֶדthe menהָאֲנָשִׁיםand the womenוְהַנָּשִׁיםand those who could understand;וְהַמְּבִינִיםand the earsוְאָזְנֵיof allכָלthe peopleהָעָםweretowardאֶלthe bookסֵפֶרof the law.הַתּוֹרָה
read aloud
To say a written text aloud.
Where else “yikra” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearssquare
Square: the open space of a town.
Where else “rechov” appearswater
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appearsgate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appearslight
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appearsnoon
The middle of the day: noon, when the sun is high.
Where else “machatsit” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsin front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “neged” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appearswoman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “nashim” appearsunderstand
To understand, realize.
Where else “mevinim” appearshearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azne” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearsbook
A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.
Where else “sefer” appearslaw
Literally "teaching": what YHWH commands, written in Moses' book.
Where else “tora” appears2So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, from man to woman, and all who could understand to listen, on the first day of the seventh month.
3 · This verse (above)
4And Ezra the scribe stood on a tower of wood that they had made for this; and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, at his right; and at his left Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, Meshullam.
