8So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
8So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
6 And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
7 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.
8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
9 And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
10 Then he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy to our LORD: neither be you sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
8:8So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading.
8:8They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that the people could understand what was being read.
8:8And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and plainly to be understood: and they understood when it was read.
8:8And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.
8:8And they read in the law of God distinctly out of the book, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
8:8And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.
8:8So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
8:8They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.
8:8and they read in the book, in the law of God, explaining — so as to give the meaning, and they give understanding to the convocation.