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 9:3

9:3 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 ³  and worshiping the LORD their God.

Nehemiah 12:23

12:23 The descendants of Levi were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles ⁴  as heads of families up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.

[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.

[9:3]  ³ 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.

[12:23]  ⁵ tn Or “the Book of the Annals” (so NRSV); NLT “The Book of History.”