Nehemiah 8:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Ezraעֶזְרָ֣א
(ez·ra)
5830: "help," three Isr.from azar
the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵן
(hak·ko·hen)
3548: priestfrom an unused word
broughtוַיָּבִ֣יא
(vai·ya·vi)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
the lawהַתֹּורָ֞ה
(hat·to·v·rah)
8451: direction, instruction, lawfrom yarah
beforeלִפְנֵ֤י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the assemblyהַקָּהָל֙
(hak·ka·hal)
6951: assembly, convocation, congregationfrom an unused word
of men,מֵאִ֣ישׁ
(me·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
womenאִשָּׁ֔ה
(i·shah,)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
and allוְכֹ֖ל
(ve·chol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
who [could] listenלִשְׁמֹ֑עַ
(lish·mo·a';)
8085: to heara prim. root
with understanding,מֵבִ֣ין
(me·vin)
995: to discerna prim. root
on the firstאֶחָ֖ד
(e·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
dayבְּיֹ֥ום
(be·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
of the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃
(ha·she·vi·'i.)
7637: seventh (an ord. number)from sheba
month.לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ
(la·cho·desh)
2320: new moon, a monthfrom chadash


















KJV Lexicon
And Ezra
`Ezra'  (ez-raw')
Ezra, an Israelite -- Ezra.
the priest
kohen  (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
brought
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
the law
towrah  (to-raw')
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the congregation
qahal  (kaw-hawl')
assemblage (usually concretely) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude.
both of men
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
and women
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
and all that could hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
with understanding
biyn  (bene)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
upon the first
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of the seventh
shbiy`iy  (sheb-ee-ee')
seventh -- seventh (time).
month
chodesh  (kho'-desh)
the new moon; by implication, a month -- month(-ly), new moon.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly of men, women and all who could listen with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.

King James Bible
And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly of men, women, and all who could listen with understanding.

International Standard Version
So on the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought out the Law before the assembled people. Both men and women were in attendance, as well as all who could understand what they were hearing.

NET Bible
So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly which included men and women and all those able to understand what they heard. (This happened on the first day of the seventh month.)

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Ezra the priest brought the Teachings in front of the assembly. This included men, women, and any [children] who could understand what they heard. This took place on the first day of the seventh month.

King James 2000 Bible
And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
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