Nehemiah 8:2 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And Ezra the priest bringeth the law before the assembly, both of men and women, and every one intelligent to hear, on the first day of the seventh month,

English ASV

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

English Amplified

And Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of both men and women and all who could hear with understanding, on the first of the seventh month.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of both men and women and all who could hear with understanding, on the first of the seventh month.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

On the first day of the seventh month, the priest Ezra brought the law before the assembly of men, women, and all who could listen with understanding.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation, both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.

English EASY 2024

On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra brought the book of the Law to the people. In the crowd, there were men and women, as well as children who were old enough to understand.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So Ezra the priest brought the law before those who had met together. This was on the first day of the month. It was the seventh month of the year. Men, women, and anyone old enough to listen and understand were at the meeting.

So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could understand what they heard, on the first day of the seventh month.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

So Ezra brought it to the place where the people had gathered—men, women, and the children who were old enough to understand.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Then Ezra the priest brought the Teachings in front of the assembly. This included men, women, and any {children} who could understand what they heard. This took place on the first day of the seventh month.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly of men, women, and all who could listen with understanding.

English KJV 1611

And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

English LSB

Then Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly of men, women, and all who could understand when listening, on the first day of the seventh month.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the congregation of men, women, and all who could listen with understanding.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly of men, women and all who could listen with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

On the first day of the seventh month, therefore, Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, which consisted of men, women, and those children old enough to understand.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly which included men and women and all those able to understand what they heard. (This happened on the first day of the seventh month.)

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The priest Ezra brought the Law out to the whole community. It was the first day of the seventh month. The group was made up of men and women and everyone who was old enough to understand what Ezra was going to read.

English NIV

So on the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand.

English NKJ 1982

So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could hear with understanding on the first day of the seventh month.

English NLT

So on October 8 Ezra the priest brought the scroll of the law before the assembly, which included the men and women and all the children old enough to understand.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Accordingly, the priest Ezra brought the law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could hear with understanding. This was on the first day of the seventh month.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And 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.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So Ezra the priest brought out to them the scroll of Moses' laws. He stood on a wooden stand made especially for the occasion so that everyone could see him as he read.

English Tyndale 1537

And Esdras the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and of all that could understand it, upon the first day of the seventh month.