The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

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Nehemiah 7:66 (AKJV)

The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,

 

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Nehemiah 7:67 (AKJV)

beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.

 

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Nehemiah 7:68 (KJV)
Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:

 

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Nehemiah 7:69 (NIV)
435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

 

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Nehemiah 7:70 (NIV)

Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests.

 

[Deade]

Nehemiah 7:71 (NIV)

Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.

 

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Nehemiah 7:72 (NIV)
The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver and 67 garments for priests.

 

[Deade]

Nehemiah 7:73 (ESV)

So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel, lived in their towns. And when the seventh month had come, the people of Israel were in their towns.

 

[Deade]

Nehemiah 8:1 (ESV)

And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the LORD had commanded Israel.

 

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Nehemiah 8:2 (King James 2000 Bible)
And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

 

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Nehemiah 8:3 (NRSV)

He read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.

 

[Deade]

Nehemiah 8:4 (NRSV)

The scribe Ezra stood on a wooden platform that had been made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah on his right hand; and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam on his left hand.

 

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Nehemiah 8:5 (JPS Tanakh 1917)
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.

 

[Deade]

Nehemiah 8:6 (NRSV)

Then Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up their hands. Then they bowed their heads and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

 

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Nehemiah 8:7 (NRSV)

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.

 

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Nehemiah 8:8 (JPS Tanakh 1917)
And they read in the book, in the Law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

 

[Deade]

Nehemiah 8:9 (NRSV)

And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.

 

[Deade]

Nehemiah 8:10 (NRSV)

Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions of them to those for whom nothing is prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord; and do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

 

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Nehemiah 8:11 (ERV)
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.

 

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Nehemiah 8:12 (ASV)

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.