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:


In Context

2 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.

3 And he read therein before the street that was before the water-gate from the morning until mid-day, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.

4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

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 their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshiped 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.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:5And 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.

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 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: