Nehemiah 8:5 KJV
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:
Matthew Henry
- The reading and expounding the lawSacrifices were to be offered only at the door of the temple; but praying and preaching were, and are, services of religion, as acceptably performed in one...
Thompson Chains
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Cross References
- Judges 3:20 And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
- 1 Kings 8:14 And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
- Luke 4:16–17 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. …
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Topics
- Commandments General scriptures concerning
- Ezra Reads the law
- Feasts First and last days were SABBATIC
- Gates The law read at
- Israel, prophecies concerning The law read and expounded
- Law Princes, priests, and Levites publicly taught
- Nehemiah His administration as ruler of the people
- Repentance After hearing the law expounded by Ezra
- Synagogue 2. A phycial place of assembly for Jews and other God-fearers. The Scriptures were read and expounded in
- Word of God To be read publicly
- Worship The word of God read in public assemblies
- Zeal, religious Nehemiah
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible446 BC · Nehemiah Builds the Wall
Bible Dictionary
- EzraHelp. (1.) A priest among those that returned to Jerusalem under Zerubabel (Neh 12:1).
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And Ezra עֶזְרָא ʿezrāʾ עֶזְרָא Proper name
- opened וַיִּפְתַּח wayyiptaḥ פָּתַח Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- the book הַסֵּפֶר hassēper סֵפֶר Noun · masculine singular · with the
- in the sight לְעֵינֵי lĕʿênê עַיִן Noun · masculine or feminine dual construct · with preposition
- of all the people כָל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הָעָם hāʿām עַם Noun · masculine singular · with the
- for he was above all the people מֵעַל mēʿal Preposition כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הָעָם hāʿām עַם Noun · masculine singular · with the
- and when he opened כִּי kî Conjunction הָיָה hāyâ Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular וּכְפִתְחוֹ ûkĕpitḥô פָּתַח Verb · qal infinitive construct · with and, preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
- it, all the people כָל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הָעָם hāʿām עַם Noun · masculine singular · with the
- stood up עָמְדוּ ʿāmĕdû עָמַד Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
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