8:4 Ezra the scribe stood on a towering wooden platform 2 constructed for this purpose. Standing near him on his right were Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Masseiah. On his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
1 tn Heb “people and people.”
2 tn Heb “a tower of wood.”