Nehemiah 8:3
And he read in it openly in the street that was before the gate of waters, from the morrowtide till to midday, in the sight of men and of women, and of wise men; and the ears of all the people were raised up to the book to hear the law.This verse in the real world
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- מַחֲצִיתmachătsîytha halving or the middle
- רְחֹבrᵉchôba width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or area
- אוֹרʼôwrillumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- בִּיןbîynto separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
- סֵפֶרçêpherproperly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
- אֹזֶןʼôzenbroadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- שַׁעַרshaʻaran opening, i.e. door or gate
- מַיִםmayimwater; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.