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And Ezraוַ עֶזְרָאopenedיִּפְתַּחthe bookהַסֵּפֶרbefore the eyesלְעֵינֵיof allכָלthe people,הָעָםforכִּיhe wasהָיָהaboveמֵעַלallכָּלthe people;הָעָםand when he opened it,וּכְפִתְחוֹallכָלthe peopleהָעָםstood up.עָמְדוּ
Nehemiah 8:5
Study it in the app“And 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.”
Ezra reads the law from morning until midday, and all the people listen closelyThe Word of God
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Nehemiah 8:5, word by word
- And Ezraעֶזְרָאezra
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” appears- openedיִּפְתַּחyiftach
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “yiftach” appears- the bookסֵּפֶרsefer
book
A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.
Where else “sefer” appears- before the eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- he wasהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- stood upעָמְדוּamdu
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “amdu” appears
The context
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.
5 · This verse (above)
6And Ezra blessed YHWH, the great Elohim; and all the people answered, “Amen, amen,” lifting up their hands; and they bowed and prostrated themselves before YHWH with their faces to the ground.