Nehemiah 7:73–8:3

⁷³So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns. ^wx

Public Reading of the Law

When the seventh month ^ycame and the Israelites had settled in their towns, 8¹all the people gathered together ^zat the square in front of the Water Gate. ^aThey asked Ezra the scribe ^bto bring the book of the law of Moses ^cthat the Lord had given Israel. ²On the first day of the seventh month, ^dEzra the priest ^ebrought the law ^fbefore the assembly of men, women, and all who could listen with understanding. ³While he was facing the square in front of the Water Gate, ^ghe read out of it from daybreak until noon before the men, the women, and those who could understand. All the people listened attentively ^hto the book of the law. ⁱ