²⁹ Moses replied, “When I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands^(A) in prayer to the Lord. The thunder will stop and there will be no more hail, so you may know that the earth^(B) is the Lord’s.

³³ Then Moses left Pharaoh and went out of the city. He spread out his hands toward the Lord; the thunder and hail stopped, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.

⁵ Then, at the evening sacrifice,^(A) I rose from my self-abasement, with my tunic and cloak torn, and fell on my knees with my hands^(B) spread out to the Lord my God

⁴ Ezra the teacher of the Law stood on a high wooden platform^(A) built for the occasion. Beside him on his right stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah and Maaseiah; and on his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah and Meshullam.