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Nehemiah 8:7

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

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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.

Nehemiah 8:7 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Nehemiah 8:7

Theological / Devotional

And the Levites. Since all the men named in this verse are Levites (on some of them, see chapter 9:4, 5), either this phrase means “and the rest of the Levites,” or the Hebrew we, “and,” must be translated “even,” or “namely.”

The people stood. Literally, “upon the people’s standing.” It is unlikely that they stood during all the six hours of reading and instruction. The meaning is that the people remained in their places, and did not disperse. Everyone was deeply interested and hungry for spiritual food.

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