Nehemiah 8:3-4 And he read in it before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday , 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.

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3 H7121 [H8799] And he read H6440 in it before H7339 the street H6440 that was before H4325 the water H8179 gate H216 from the morning H4276 H3117 until midday H582 , before the men H802 and the women H995 [H8688] , and those that could understand H241 ; and the ears H5971 of all the people H5612 were attentive to the book H8451 of the law.

4 H5830 And Ezra H5608 [H8802] the scribe H5975 [H8799] stood H4026 upon a pulpit H6086 of wood H6213 [H8804] , which they had made H1697 for the purpose H681 ; and beside H5975 [H8799] him stood H4993 Mattithiah H8087 , and Shema H6043 , and Anaiah H223 , and Urijah H2518 , and Hilkiah H4641 , and Maaseiah H3225 , on his right hand H8040 ; and on his left hand H6305 , Pedaiah H4332 , and Mishael H4441 , and Malchiah H2828 , and Hashum H2806 , and Hashbadana H2148 , Zechariah H4918 , and Meshullam.