Nehemiah 8:13
And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.Nehemiah 8:13 in the real world
Who
In what words
- עֶזְרָאʻEzrâʼEzra, an Israelite
- שָׂכַלsâkalto be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
- שֵׁנִיshênîyproperly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again
- סָפַרçâpharproperly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, an
- אָסַףʼâçaphto gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behin
- לֵוִיִּיLêvîyîya Levite or descendant of Levi
- רֹאשׁrôʼshthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of
- כֹּהֵןkôhênliterally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layma
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 12:1, Pro 2:1–6, Pro 8:33–34, Luk 24:32, Act 4:1, Luk 19:47–48, Neh 8:7–8, Mrk 6:33–34