Nehemiah 8:1

8:1 all the people gathered together ¹  in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked ²  Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel.

Nehemiah 8:18

8:18 Ezra ³  read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day to the last. ⁴  They observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly ⁵  as was required. ⁶ 

Nehemiah 10:28

10:28 “Now the rest of the people – the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple attendants, and all those who have separated themselves from the neighboring peoples ⁷  because of the law of God, along with their wives, their sons, and their daughters, all of whom are able to understand –

¹ tn Heb “like one man.”

² tn Heb “said [to].”

³ tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ezra) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “the last day.”

⁵ tn Heb “on the eighth day an assembly.” The words “they held” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Heb “according to the judgment.”

⁵ tn Heb “from the peoples of the lands.” Cf. vv. 30, 31.