- they stood:
- "And Ezraª the scribeª° stoodª° upon¹ a pulpitª of wood,ª which¹ they had madeª° for the purpose;ª and besideª him stoodª° Mattithiah,ª and Shema,ª and Anaiah,ª and Urijah,ª and Hilkiah,ª and Maaseiah,ª on¹ his right hand;ª and on his left hand,ª¹ Pedaiah,ª and Mishael,ª and Malchiah,ª and Hashum,ª and Hashbadana,ª Zechariah,ª [and] Meshullam.ª" {Neh 8:4} + "Also Jeshua,ª and Bani,ª and Sherebiah,ª Jamin,ª Akkub,ª Shabbethai,ª Hodijah,ª Maaseiah,ª Kelita,ª Azariah,ª Jozabad,ª Hanan,ª Pelaiah,ª and the Levites,ª caused¹ the peopleª to understandª° the law:ª and the peopleª [stood] in¹ their place.ª ... So they readª° in the bookª in the lawª of Godª distinctly,ª° and gaveª° the sense,ª and caused [them] to understandª° the reading.ª" {Neh 8:7-8}
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