Nehemiah 8:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 8:5 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 →
וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח
pâthach
H6605
to open
עֶזְרָ֤א
ʻEzrâʼ
H5830
Ezra
הַסֵּ֨פֶר֙
çêpher
H5612
book
לְעֵינֵ֣י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
מֵעַ֥ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הָיָ֑ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
וּכְפִתְח֖וֹ
pâthach
H6605
to open
עָֽמְד֥וּ
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָֽם
ʻam
H5971
people
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World English Bible Public Domain
Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
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King James Version Public Domain
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Ezra opened the book before the eyes of all the people, for he was higher than all the people. And as soon as he opened it, all the people stood.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).