⁵And Ezra opened the book in the ^†sight of all the people; (for ⁿhe was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up: ⁶And Ezra ^oblessed the Lord, the great God. And all the people answered, ^pAmen, Amen, with ^qlifting up their hands: and they ^rbowed their heads, and worshipped the Lord with their faces to the ground. ⁷Also ^sJeshua, and ^tBani, and ^uSherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, ^xShabbethai, ^yHodijah, ⁱMaaseiah, ^zKelita, ^aAzariah, ^bJozabad, ^cHanan, ^cPelaiah, and the Levites, ^dcaused the people to understand the law: and the people ^estood in their place. ⁸So they read in the book in the law of God ^fdistinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

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†Heb. eyes. Gen. 18:3.
nver. 4.
oSee Josh. 22:33.
pSee ch. 5:13.
qSo Ps. 134:2. Lam. 3:41. 1 Tim. 2:8.
rSee 2 Chr. 20:18.
sSee Ezra 2:40.
tSee Ezra 2:10.
uSee Ezra 8:18.
xSee Ezra 10:15.
ych. 9:5. & 10:10 or 13.
iver. 7. Ezra 10:21, 22. ch. 12:41, 42. Not as Ezra. 10:18, 30. ch. 3:23. & 10:25, or as ch. 11:5.
zSee Ezra 10:23.
aSee ch. 3:23.
bSee Ezra 8:33.
cch. 10:10.
cch. 10:10.
dSee 2 Chr. 35:3.
eExpressed ch. 9:3.
f Ezra 4:18 (Chald.).

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people, and as he opened it all the people stood. And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground. Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, helped the people to understand the Law, while the people remained in their places. They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Ezra opened the book. All the people could see him because he was standing above them; and as he opened it, the people all stood up. Ezra praised the Lord, the great God; and all the people lifted their hands and responded, “Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law while the people were standing there. They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that the people understood what was being read.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was elevated above everyone. As he opened it, all the people stood up. Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and with their hands uplifted all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they knelt low and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah, who were Levites, explained the law to the people as they stood in their places. They read out of the book of the law of God, translating and giving the meaning so that the people could understand what was read.

NLTNew Living Translation

Ezra stood on the platform in full view of all the people. When they saw him open the book, they all rose to their feet.

Then Ezra praised the Lord, the great God, and all the people chanted, “Amen! Amen!” as they lifted their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—then instructed the people in the Law while everyone remained in their places. They read from the Book of the Law of God and clearly explained the meaning of what was being read, helping the people understand each passage.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, because he was above all of the people. When he opened it all the people stood up. Then Ezra blessed Yahweh the great God, and all of the people answered, “Amen! Amen!” while lifting their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped Yahweh with their noses to the ground. And Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites were teaching the people from the law while the people were in their places. So they read the book from the law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that they could understand the reading.