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So he read it before the plaza in front of the Water Gate from dawn till noon[a] before the men and women and those children who could understand.[b] All the people were eager to hear[c] the book of the law.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 8:3 tn Heb “from the light till the noon of the day.”
  2. Nehemiah 8:3 tn Heb “all who could hear with understanding.” The word “children” is understood to be implied here by a number of English versions (e.g., NAB, TEV, NLT).
  3. Nehemiah 8:3 tn Heb “the ears of all the people were toward.”

He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate(A) in the presence of the men, women and others who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.

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