26 Moreover (A)the Nethinim who dwelt in (B)Ophel made repairs as far as the place in front of (C)the Water Gate toward the east, and on the projecting tower.

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Ezra Reads and Explains the Law

Now all (A)the people gathered together as one man in the open square that was (B)in front of the Water Gate; and they told Ezra the (C)scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded Israel.

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Then he (A)read from it in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate [a]from morning until midday, before the men and women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 8:3 Lit. from the light

16 Then the people went out and brought them and made themselves booths, each one on the (A)roof of his house, or in their courtyards or the courts of the house of God, and in the open square of the (B)Water Gate (C)and in the open square of the Gate of Ephraim.

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