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Nehemiah Chapter 8 verse 5 Holy Bible

ASV Nehemiah 8:5

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
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BBE Nehemiah 8:5

And Ezra took the book, opening it before the eyes of all the people (for he was higher than the people); and when it was open, all the people got to their feet:
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DARBY Nehemiah 8:5

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
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KJV Nehemiah 8:5

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
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WBT Nehemiah 8:5

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
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WEB Nehemiah 8:5

Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
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YLT Nehemiah 8:5

And Ezra openeth the book before the eyes of all the people -- for above all the people he hath been -- and at his opening `it' all the people have stood up,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - All the people stood up. The Jews commonly sat to hear and stood up to pray; but in hearing they occasionally stood up, to do greater honour to the person or the occasion (see Judges 3:20). It is not to be supposed that they stood during the whole of the six hours that Ezra's reading lasted.

Ellicott's Commentary