Nehemiah 8:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 8:13 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 →
וּבַיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַשֵּׁנִ֡י
shênîy
H8145
second
נֶאֶסְפוּ֩
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
רָאשֵׁ֨י
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הָאָב֜וֹת
ʼâb
H1
father
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֗ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙
kôhên
H3548
priest
וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עֶזְרָ֖א
ʻEzrâʼ
H5830
Ezra
הַסֹּפֵ֑ר
çâphar
H5608
to count
וּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖יל
sâkal
H7919
to be prudent
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דִּבְרֵ֥י
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַתּוֹרָֽה
tôwrâh
H8451
law
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World English Bible Public Domain
On the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers' [houses] of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law.
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King James Version Public Domain
And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And on the second day, the heads of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered to Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).