Nehemiah 8:5-7

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁵ Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was elevated above everyone. As he opened it, all the people stood up. ⁶ Ezra praised the Lord, the great God, and with their hands uplifted^(A) all the people said, “Amen, Amen!”^(B) Then they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.^(C)

⁷ Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah,^(D) who were Levites,^[a](E) explained the law^(F) to the people as they stood in their places.