World English Bible
"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 8:5, World English Bible
“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:”
“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 plain view of all the people, for he was elevated above all the people. When he opened the book, all the people stood up.”
“And Esdras opened the book before all the people: for he was above all the people: and when he had opened it, all the people stood.”
“And Ezra took the book, opening it before the eyes of all the people (for he was higher than the people); and when it was open, all the people got to their feet:”
“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 the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
He read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were [attentive] to the book of the law.
Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, [and] Meshullam.
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 blessed Yahweh, the great God. All the people answered, "Amen, Amen," with the lifting up of their hands. They bowed their heads, and worshiped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.
Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people [stood] in their place.
They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.