Nehemiah 8:5

8:5 Ezra opened the book in plain view ¹  of all the people, for he was elevated above all the people. When he opened the book, ²  all the people stood up.

Nehemiah 8:13

8:13 On the second day of the month the family leaders ³  met with ⁴  Ezra the scribe, together with all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to consider the words of the law.

[8:5]  ¹ tn Heb “to the eyes.”

[8:5]  ² tn Heb “it”; the referent (the book) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:13]  ³ tn Heb “the heads of the fathers.”

[8:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “were gathered to”; NAB, NIV “gathered around”; NRSV “came together to.”