KJVAnd 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:
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.
Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was standing above them all, and as he opened it, all the people stood up.
And Ezra openeth the book before the eyes of all the people--for above all the people he hath been--and at his opening it all the people have stood up,
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.
Nehemiah — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
N E H E M I A H CHAP. VIII. Ezra came up out of Babylon thirteen years before Nehemiah came, yet we have here a piece of good work which he did, that might have been done before, but was not done till Nehemiah came, who, though he was…