Nehemiah 8:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 8:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֵּאָסְפ֤וּ
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
כְּאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶחָ֔ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָ֣רְח֔וֹב
rᵉchôb
H7339
plaza
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
שַֽׁעַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
הַמָּ֑יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְעֶזְרָ֣א
ʻEzrâʼ
H5830
Ezra
הַסֹּפֵ֔ר
çâphar
H5608
to count
לְהָבִ֗יא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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סֵ֨פֶר֙
çêpher
H5612
book
תּוֹרַ֣ת
tôwrâh
H8451
law
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
צִוָּ֥ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded to Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And all the people gathered as one man to the open area that is before the face of the gate of water. And they said to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded Israel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).