Nehemiah 8:8 KJV — MannaFest

Nehemiah 8:8

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

KJV

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ASV

And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.

WEB

So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.

YLT

and they read in the book, in the law of God, explaining--so as to give the meaning, and they give understanding to the convocation.

DBT

And they read in the law ofGod distinctly out of the book, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading.

About this book

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Nehemiah — The walls rebuilt in fifty-two days; the covenant renewed; the reforms enacted and then re-enacted when Nehemiah returns to find them slipping. A book about civic and spiritual reconstruction side by side.

Author: Nehemiah (chs. 1–7, 11–13 largely first-person memoir); Ezra-material probably compiled alongside
Date: Events 445–432 BC; final compilation late-5th century BC

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Luke 24:45
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
Acts 28:23
And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
Acts 17:2–3
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
Acts 8:30–35
And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
Luke 24:27
And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

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Note, [1.] It is requisite that those who hear the word should understand it, else it is to them but an empty sound of words, Matt. xxiv. 15 . [2.] It is therefore required of those who are teachers by office that they explain the word and give the sense of it.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Let those that read and preach the word learn also to deliver themselves distinctly, as those who understand what they say and are affected with it themselves, and who desire that those they speak to may understand it, retain it, and be affected with it likewise. It is a snare for a man to devour that which is holy.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

They - Ezra and his companions successively. Sense - The meaning of the Hebrew words, which they expounded in the common language. Thy gave - So they gave them both a translation of the Hebrew words into the Chaldee, and an exposition of the things contained in them.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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H995170× in canon H5612186× in canon H8451219× in canon

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