Nehemiah 8:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 8:2 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 →
וַיָּבִ֣יא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עֶזְרָ֣א
ʻEzrâʼ
H5830
Ezra
הַ֠כֹּהֵן
kôhên
H3548
priest
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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הַתּוֹרָ֞ה
tôwrâh
H8451
law
לִפְנֵ֤י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַקָּהָל֙
qâhâl
H6951
assembly
מֵאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְעַד
ʻad
H5704
until
אִשָּׁ֔ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וְכֹ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
מֵבִ֣ין
bîyn
H995
to understand
לִשְׁמֹ֑עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
בְּי֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
אֶחָ֖ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ
chôdesh
H2320
month
הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי
shᵉbîyʻîy
H7637
seventh
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World English Bible Public Domain
Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Ezra the priest brought the law before the face of the assembly of both men and women and all who were understanding to hear, on day one of the seventh month.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).