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Nehemiah Chapter 8 verse 8 Holy Bible

ASV Nehemiah 8:8

And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.
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BBE Nehemiah 8:8

And they gave out the words of the book the law of God, clearly, and gave the sense of it, so that their minds were able to take it in.
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DARBY Nehemiah 8:8

And they read in the law of God distinctly out of the book, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading.
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KJV Nehemiah 8:8

So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
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WBT Nehemiah 8:8

So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
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WEB Nehemiah 8:8

They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.
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YLT Nehemiah 8:8

and they read in the book, in the law of God, explaining -- so as to give the meaning, and they give understanding to the convocation.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 8. - They read in the book in the law of God distinctly. That is, so that every word could be distinctly heard. Compare Ezra 4:18, where a cognate word is translated "plainly." And gave the sense. Translated the Hebrew words into the popular Aramaic or Chaldee. And caused them to understand the reading. Literal]y, "in the reading." In the course of the reading they caused the people to understand by explaining the meaning of each passage.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) Gave the sense.--They expounded obscurer passages, and in doing so naturally translated into the vernacular Aramaic dialect.Caused them to understand the reading.--This simply explains the former: they expounded as they read.