Nehemiah 8:5-7

Legacy Standard Bible

⁵ And Ezra opened ^(A)the book in the sight of all the people for he was above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people ^(B)stood up. ⁶ Then Ezra blessed Yahweh the great God. And all the people answered, “^(C)Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands; then ^(D)they bowed low and worshiped Yahweh with their ^[a]faces to the ground. ⁷ Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, were providing understanding of the law to the people while the people stood in their place.