5And Esdras opened the book before all the people: for he was above all the people: and when he had opened it, all the people stood.


In Context

2 Then Esdras the priest brought the law before the multitude of men and women, and all those that could understand, in the first day of the seventh month.

3 And he read it plainly in the street that was before the water gate, from the morning until midday, before the men, and the women, and all those that could understand: and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book.

4 And Esdras the scribe stood upon a step of wood, which he had made to speak upon, and there stood by him Mathathias, and Semeia, and Ania, and Uria, and Helcia, and Maasia, on his right hand: and on the left, Phadaia, Misael, and Melchia, and Hasum, and Hasbadana, Zacharia and Mosollam.

5 And Esdras opened the book before all the people: for he was above all the people: and when he had opened it, all the people stood.

6 And Esdras blessed the Lord the great God: and all the people answered, Amen, amen: lifting up their hands: and they bowed down, and adored God with their faces to the ground.

7 Now Josue, and Bani, and Serebia, Jamin, Accub, Sephtai, Odia, Maasia, Celtia, Azarias, Jozabed, Hanan, Phalaia, the Levites, made silence among the people to hear the law: end the people stood in their place.

Nehemiah 8:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:5And 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:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:5Ezra opened the book. All the people could see him because he was standing above them; and as he opened it, the people all stood up.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:5And 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:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:5And 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:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5And 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:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5Ezra 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:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:5And Ezra openeth the book before the eyes of all the people — for above all the people he hath been — and at his opening it all the people have stood up,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:5And 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: