- they read:
- Heb. there was read, "And he readª° therein beforeª the streetª that¹ [was] beforeª the waterª gateª from¹ the morningª until¹ midday,ªª before¹ the men²¹ and the women,ª and those that could understand;ª° and the earsª of all¹ the peopleª [were attentive] unto¹ the bookª of the law.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 8:3-8} + "And they stood upª° in¹ their place,ª and readª° in the bookª of the lawª of the LORDª their Godª [one] fourth¹ part² of the day;ª and [another] fourth¹ part² they confessed,ª° and worshippedª° the LORDª their God.ª" {Neh 9:3} + "When all¹ Israelª is comeª° to appearª°¹ beforeª the LORDª thy Godª in the placeª which¹ he shall choose,ª° thou shalt readª°¹ this¹ lawª before¹ all¹ Israelª in their hearing.ª ... Gather²° the people² together,ª°¹¹ men,²¹ and women,ª and children,ª and thy strangerª that¹ [is] within thy gates,ª that¹ they may hear,ª° and that¹ they may learn,ª° and fearª°¹ the LORDª your God,ª and observeª° to doª°¹ all¹ the wordsª of this¹ law:ª" {Deu 31:11-12} + "And the kingª went upª° into the houseª of the LORD,ª and all¹ the menª of Judahª and all¹ the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalemª with¹ him, and the priests,ª and the prophets,ª and all¹ the people,ª both smallª¹ and great:ª and he readª° in their earsª¹ all¹ the wordsª of the bookª of the covenantª which was foundª° in the houseª of the LORD.ª" {2Kg 23:2} + "Seek¹ ye out²° of¹¹ the bookª of the LORD,ª and read:ª° no¹ oneª of theseª¹ shall fail,ª° noneª¹ shall wantª° her mate:ª for¹ my mouthª it¹ hath commanded,ª° and his spiritª it¹ hath gatheredª° them." {Isa 34:16} + "Andª he cameª° toª Nazareth,ª whereª he had beenª° brought up:ª° and,ª asª° hisª customª° was,² he wentª° intoª the¹ synagogueª onª the¹ sabbathª day,ª andª stood upª° for to read.ª° ... To preachª° the acceptableª yearª of the Lord.ª" {Lke 4:16-19} + "ª He¹ saidª° untoª him,ª Whatª is writtenª° inª the¹ law?ª howª readest¹ thou?²°" {Lke 10:26} + "Andª afterª the¹ readingª of the¹ lawª andª the¹ prophetsª the¹ rulers of the synagogueª sentª° untoª them,ª saying,ª° [Ye] menª [and] brethren,ª ifª ye haveªªª° any wordª of exhortationª forª the¹ people,ª say on.ª°" {Act 13:15} + "Forª Mosesª of² old² timeª¹¹ hathª° in every² cityª¹ them that preachª° him,ª being readª° inª the¹ synagoguesª everyªª sabbath day.ª" {Act 15:21}
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