| NETBible | For one-fourth of the day they stood in their place and read from the book of the law of the LORD their God, and for another fourth they were confessing their sins 1 and worshiping the LORD their God. |
| NIV © |
They stood where they were and read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and spent another quarter in confession and in worshipping the LORD their God. |
| NASB © |
While they stood in their place, they read from the book of the law of the LORD their God for a fourth of the day; and for another fourth they confessed and worshiped the LORD their God. |
| NLT © |
The Book of the Law of the LORD their God was read aloud to them for about three hours. Then for three more hours they took turns confessing their sins and worshiping the LORD their God. |
| MSG © |
While they stood there in their places, they read from the Book of The Revelation of GOD, their God, for a quarter of the day. For another quarter of the day they confessed and worshiped their GOD. |
| BBE © |
And for a fourth part of the day, upright in their places, they were reading from the book of the law of their God; and for a fourth part of the day they were requesting forgiveness and worshipping the Lord their God. |
| NRSV © |
They stood up in their place and read from the book of the law of the LORD their God for a fourth part of the day, and for another fourth they made confession and worshiped the LORD their God. |
| NKJV © |
And they stood up in their place and read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for one –fourth of the day; and for another fourth they confessed and worshiped the LORD their God. |
| KJV | And they stood up <06965> (8799) in their place <05977>_, and read <07121> (8799) in the book <05612> of the law <08451> of the LORD <03068> their God <0430> [one] fourth part <07243> of the day <03117>_; and [another] fourth part <07243> they confessed <03034> (8693)_, and worshipped <07812> (8693) the LORD <03068> their God <0430>_. |
| NASB © |
While they stood <6965> in their place <5977> , they read <7121> from the book <5612> of the law <8451> of the LORD <3068> their God <430> for a fourth <7243> of the day <3117> ; and for another fourth <7243> they confessed <3034> and worshiped <7812> the LORD <3068> their God .<430> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ esthsan <2476> V-AAI-3P epi <1909> PREP stasei <4714> N-DSF autwn <846> D-GPM kai <2532> CONJ anegnwsan <314> V-AAI-3P en <1722> PREP bibliw <975> N-DSN nomou <3551> N-GSM kuriou <2962> N-GSM yeou <2316> N-GSM autwn <846> D-GPM kai <2532> CONJ hsan <1510> V-IAI-3P exagoreuontev {V-PAPNP} tw <3588> T-DSM kuriw <2962> N-DSM kai <2532> CONJ proskunountev <4352> V-PAPNP tw <3588> T-DSM kuriw <2962> N-DSM yew <2316> N-DSM autwn <846> D-GPM |
| NET [draft] ITL | For one-fourth of the day <03117> they stood in their place <05977> and read <07121> from the book <05612> of the law <08451> of the LORD <03068> their God <0430> , and for another fourth <07243> they were confessing <03034> their sins and worshiping <07812> the LORD <03068> their God .<0430> |
| HEBREW | P Mhyhla <0430> hwhyl <03068> Mywxtsmw <07812> Mydwtm <03034> tyebrw <07243> Mwyh <03117> tyebr <07243> Mhyhla <0430> hwhy <03068> trwt <08451> rpob <05612> warqyw <07121> Mdme <05977> le <05921> wmwqyw (9:3) <06965> |
| NETBible | For one-fourth of the day they stood in their place and read from the book of the law of the LORD their God, and for another fourth they were confessing their sins 1 and worshiping the LORD their God. |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “confessing.” The words “their sins” are not present in the Hebrew text of v. 3, but are clearly implied here because they are explicitly stated in v. 2. |