Study it in the app“And 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.”
Ezra reads the law from morning until midday, and all the people listen closelyThe Word of God
And Ezraוַ עֶזְרָאthe scribeהַסֹּפֵרstoodיַּעֲמֹדonעַלa towerמִגְדַּלof woodעֵץthatאֲשֶׁרthey had madeעָשׂוּfor this;לַדָּבָרand beside himאֶצְלוֹstoodוַיַּעֲמֹדMattithiah,מַתִּתְיָהShema,וְשֶׁמַעAnaiah,וַעֲנָיָהUriah,וְאוּרִיָּהHilkiah,וְחִלְקִיָּהand Maaseiah,וּמַעֲשֵׂיָהatעַלhis right;יְמִינוֹand at his leftוּמִשְּׂמֹאלוֹPedaiah,פְּדָיָהMishael,וּמִישָׁאֵלMalchijah,וּמַלְכִּיָּהHashum,וְחָשֻׁםHashbaddanah,וְחַשְׁבַּדָּנָהZechariah,זְכַרְיָהMeshullam.מְשֻׁלָּם
Ezra
Ezra: a priest and scribe, a descendant of Aaron, who went up from Babylon to Jerusalem to teach the law. Also another man of the same name in Nehemiah. The name means "help".
Where else “ezra” appearsscribe
An official who writes and reads the documents of the king or the temple.
Where else “sofer” appearsstand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamod” appearstower
A tall, strong structure, for keeping watch or defense.
Where else “migdal” appearswood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “ets” appearsmake
To build or create something.
Where else “asu” appearsthing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appearsbeside
Beside, next to.
Where else “etsl” appearsMattithiah
Mattithiah: the name of several Israelites. The name means "gift of YHWH."
Where else “matitya” appearsShema
Shema: the name of several Israelites and of a place in Judah.
Where else “shema” appearsAnaiah
Anaiah: the name of one of those who stood beside Ezra when he read the law; also one of those who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:22).
Where else “anaya” appearsUriah
Uriah: the name of several men; the best known is the Hittite, one of David's mighty men and husband of Bathsheba, whom David had killed in battle (2 Samuel 11). It means "my light is YHWH."
Where else “uriya” appearsHilkiah
Hilkiah: a name meaning "my portion is YHWH," borne by several men: the father of Eliakim (2 Kings 18:18); the high priest who found the book of the law in Josiah's time (2 Kings 22:8); the father of the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:1), and others.
Where else “chilkiya” appearsMaaseiah
Maaseiah: name of many Israelites. It means "work of YHWH."
Where else “maaseya” appearsright side
The right side.
Where else “yemin” appearsleft
The side of the hand that is not the right.
Where else “semol” appearsPedaiah
Pedaiah. A personal name meaning "YHWH has ransomed." In 2 Kings 23:36 he is the maternal grandfather of King Jehoiakim; other men also bear it (1 Chronicles 3:18; Nehemiah 3:25).
Where else “pedaya” appearsMishael
Mishael: the name of several Israelites, among them a son of Uzziel, cousin of Moses, and a companion of Daniel.
Where else “mishael” appearsMalchijah
Malchijah: the name of several Israelites. The name means "my king is YHWH."
Where else “malkiya” appearsHashum
Hashum: head of a family that returned from the exile.
Where else “chashum” appearsHashbaddanah
Hashbaddanah: the name of one of those who stood at Ezra's left when he read the law.
Where else “chashbadana” appearsZechariah
Zechariah: a name meaning "YHWH has remembered," one of the most frequent in the Bible. Borne, among others, by the king of Israel son of Jeroboam (2 Kings 14:29; 15:8), the son of the priest Jehoiada (2 Chronicles 24:20) and the prophet of the book that bears his name.
Where else “zecharya” appearsMeshullam
Meshullam: a very frequent name, from the root of "peace, be complete." In 2 Kings 22:3 the grandfather of Shaphan the scribe; also borne by many men of the time of Ezra and Nehemiah.
Where else “meshulam” appears“Tower of wood”: a high platform, so that all could see him and hear him.
3And 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.
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5And Ezra opened the book before the eyes of all the people, for he was above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
