Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and the Levites, gathered around Ezra the teacher to give attention to the words of the Law. New Living Translation On October 9 the family leaders of all the people, together with the priests and Levites, met with Ezra the scribe to go over the Law in greater detail. English Standard Version On the second day the heads of fathers’ houses of all the people, with the priests and the Levites, came together to Ezra the scribe in order to study the words of the Law. Berean Standard Bible On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law. King James Bible And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law. New King James Version Now on the second day the heads of the fathers’ houses of all the people, with the priests and Levites, were gathered to Ezra the scribe, in order to understand the words of the Law. New American Standard Bible Then on the second day the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered to Ezra the scribe so that they might gain insight into the words of the Law. NASB 1995 Then on the second day the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests and the Levites were gathered to Ezra the scribe that they might gain insight into the words of the law. NASB 1977 Then on the second day the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered to Ezra the scribe that they might gain insight into the words of the law. Legacy Standard Bible Then on the second day the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests and the Levites were gathered to Ezra the scribe that they might gain insight into the words of the law. Amplified Bible On the second day, all of the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, were gathered before Ezra the scribe to gain insight into the words of the Law (divine instruction). Christian Standard Bible On the second day, the family heads of all the people, along with the priests and Levites, assembled before the scribe Ezra to study the words of the law. Holman Christian Standard Bible On the second day, the family leaders of all the people, along with the priests and Levites, assembled before Ezra the scribe to study the words of the law. American Standard Version And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers' houses of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And in the second day, the Chiefs of the fathers of all the people and the Priests and the Levites were gathered to Azra the Scribe to obey from him all the book of the Law. Brenton Septuagint Translation And on the second day the heads of families assembled with all the people, also the priests and Levites, to Esdras the scribe, to attend to all the words of the law. Contemporary English Version On the second day of the seventh month, the leaders of all the family groups came together with the priests and the Levites, so Ezra could teach them the Law Douay-Rheims Bible And on the second day the chiefs of the families of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered together to Esdras the scribe, that he should interpret to them the words of the law. English Revised Version And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers' houses of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law. GOD'S WORD® Translation On the second day the leaders of the families of all the people, including the priests and the Levites, met with Ezra the scribe to study the words of God's Teachings. Good News Translation The next day the heads of the clans, together with the priests and the Levites, went to Ezra to study the teachings of the Law. International Standard Version The next day, the heads of the families of all the people were gathered together, along with the priests and the descendants of Levi, to meet with Ezra the scribe in order to understand the words of the Law. JPS Tanakh 1917 And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers' houses of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the Law. Literal Standard Version And on the second day have been gathered heads of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to act wisely concerning the words of the Law. Majority Standard Bible On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law. New American Bible On the second day, the heads of ancestral houses of the whole people, and also the priests and the Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the law. NET Bible On the second day of the month the family leaders met with Ezra the scribe, together with all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to consider the words of the law. New Revised Standard Version On the second day the heads of ancestral houses of all the people, with the priests and the Levites, came together to the scribe Ezra in order to study the words of the law. New Heart English Bible On the second day were gathered together the heads of ancestral houses of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law. Webster's Bible Translation And on the second day were assembled the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law. World English Bible On the second day, the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered together to Ezra the scribe, to study the words of the law. Young's Literal Translation And on the second day have been gathered heads of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to act wisely concerning the words of the law. Additional Translations ... Context The Feast of Tabernacles13On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law. 14And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month.… Cross References Nehemiah 8:12 Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them. Nehemiah 8:14 And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month. Treasury of Scripture And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law. the second 2 Chronicles 30:23 And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness. Proverbs 2:1-6 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; … Proverbs 8:33,34 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not… to understand the words of the law. Nehemiah 8:7,8 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place… Luke 24:32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures? 2 Timothy 2:24,25 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, … Jump to Previous Assembled Attention Chief Ezra Families Fathers Gain Gathered Heads Houses Levites Month Order Priests Scribe Second Study Together Understand WordsJump to Next Assembled Attention Chief Ezra Families Fathers Gain Gathered Heads Houses Levites Month Order Priests Scribe Second Study Together Understand WordsNehemiah 8 1. The reverent manner of reading and hearing the law9. They comfort the people 13. The eagerness of the people to hear and be instructed 16. They keep the feast of tabernacles (13-18) The Feast of Tabernacles. (13) The chief of the fathers.--Not the vast multitude now, as the great feast was not yet. Even to understand.--To consider, or give attention to: that is, to learn the full meaning of the almost forgotten festival. The dwelling in booths had fallen into disuse. Verse 13. - And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers. At times it is true that "increase of appetite doth grow by what it feeds on." Once let the sweetness of the Divine word be tasted and appreciated, and there springs up in the heart instantly a desire for more - a wish to continue in the study - a feeling like that of the Psalmist when he said, "Lord, what love have I unto thy law: all the day long is my study in it" (Psalm 119:97). The Jews, taught by Ezra in the law of God on the first day of the month, return to him on the second, desirous of hearing more, hungering and thirsting after the word of life, of which they have felt the power and the excellency. To understand. Rather, "to consider," as in Psalm 41:1.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew On the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֡י (haš·šê·nî) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 8145: Second (an ordinal number) day [of the month], וּבַיּ֣וֹם (ū·ḇay·yō·wm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day the heads רָאשֵׁ֨י (rā·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7218: The head of all לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the families, הָאָב֜וֹת (hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1: Father along with the priests הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest and Levites, וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם (wə·hal·wî·yim) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi gathered נֶאֶסְפוּ֩ (ne·’es·p̄ū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove around אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Ezra עֶזְרָ֖א (‘ez·rā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5830: Ezra -- 'help', three Israelites the scribe הַסֹּפֵ֑ר (has·sō·p̄êr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate to study וּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖יל (ū·lə·haś·kîl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 7919: To be, circumspect, intelligent the words דִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the Law. הַתּוֹרָֽה׃ (hat·tō·w·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law Links Nehemiah 8:13 NIVNehemiah 8:13 NLT Nehemiah 8:13 ESV Nehemiah 8:13 NASB Nehemiah 8:13 KJV Nehemiah 8:13 BibleApps.com Nehemiah 8:13 Biblia Paralela Nehemiah 8:13 Chinese Bible Nehemiah 8:13 French Bible Nehemiah 8:13 Catholic Bible OT History: Nehemiah 8:13 On the second day were gathered together (Neh Ne) |