Study it in the app“And Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites were making the people understand the law, and the people were in their place.”
Ezra reads the law from morning until midday, and all the people listen closelyThe Word of God
And Jeshua,וְיֵשׁוּעַBani,וּבָנִיSherebiah,וְשֵׁרֵבְיָהJamin,יָמִיןAkkub,עַקּוּבShabbethai,שַׁבְּתַיHodiah,הוֹדִיָּהMaaseiah,מַעֲשֵׂיָהKelita,קְלִיטָאAzariah,עֲזַרְיָהJozabad,יוֹזָבָדHanan,חָנָןPelaiah,פְּלָאיָהand the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּםwere making the people understandמְבִינִים הָעָםthe law,לַתּוֹרָהand the peopleוְהָעָםwerein their place.עַל עָמְדָם
Jeshua
Jeshua: name of several Israelites; above all the high priest who returned with Zerubbabel, also a priest head of the ninth division, Levites and others; also a town of Judah. It is a late form of the name Joshua and means "YHWH saves"; from it comes the name "Jesus."
Where else “yeshua” appearsBani
Bani, the name of several men: a Gadite, one of David's mighty men (2 Samuel 23:36), and several Levites and heads of families in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah.
Where else “vani” appearsSherebiah
Sherebiah: a Levite of the sons of Mahli who joined Ezra; later he helped to explain the law to the people (Nehemiah 8:7).
Where else “sherevya” appearsJamin
Jamin, a son of Simeon; also the name of two other Israelites.
Where else “yamin” appearsAkkub
Akkub: the name of several Israelites, above all Levite gatekeepers after the exile.
Where else “akuv” appearsShabbethai
Shabbethai: the name of a Levite of the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. It comes from "shabbat".
Where else “shabtay” appearsHodiah
Hodiah: the name of several Levites of the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. It means "majesty of YHWH".
Where else “hodiya” appearsMaaseiah
Maaseiah: name of many Israelites. It means "work of YHWH."
Where else “maaseya” appearsKelita
Kelita: another name of the Levite Kelaiah; he also appears among those who explained the law to the people (Nehemiah 8:7).
Where else “kelita” appearsAzariah
Azariah: the name of many men in the Bible: priests and officials in the time of Solomon (1 Kings 4:2, 5), a king of Judah also called Uzziah (2 Kings 15), one of Daniel's companions (Daniel 1:6), and others. The name means "YHWH has helped."
Where else “azarya” appearsJozabad
Jozabad: name of several Israelites. It means "YHWH has given."
Where else “yozavad” appearsHanan
Hanan: the name of several Israelites. The name means "he has shown favor."
Where else “chanan” appearsPelaiah
Pelaiah: the name of several Israelites. The name means "YHWH has done something wonderful."
Where else “pelaya” appearsLevite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appearsunderstand
To understand, realize.
Where else “mevinim” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearslaw
Literally "teaching": what YHWH commands, written in Moses' book.
Where else “tora” appearsplace, post
Post: the fixed place where someone is to stand to do his service.
Where else “amda” appears“And the Levites”: those named are also Levites (9:4-5); it can be understood “that is, the Levites.”
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.
7 · This verse (above)
8And they read in the book, in the law of Elohim, clearly, and gave the sense, and they understood the reading.
