8And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and plainly to be understood: and they understood when it was read.


In Context

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.

8 And they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and plainly to be understood: and they understood when it was read.

9 And Nehemias (he is Athersatha) and Esdras the priest and scribe, and the Levites who interpreted to all the people, said: This is a holy day to the Lord our God: do not mourn, nor weep: for all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

10 And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad: for the joy of the Lord is our strength.

Nehemiah 8:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:8So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:8And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:8And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:8So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:8They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:8So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.