Neh.8.8

Nehemiah 8:8

KJV

So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

Ezra Reads the Law

Cross References

Ezra 4:18

KJV

The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.

The Decree of Artaxerxes

Nehemiah 8:7

KJV

Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.

Ezra Reads the Law

Nehemiah 8:9

KJV

¶ And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

Ezra Reads the Law

“This Day Is Holy”

Nehemiah 8:12

KJV

And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.