Nehemiah 8:1
And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.
KJV
Et venerat mensis septimus : filii autem Israël erant in civitatibus suis. Congregatusque est omnis populus quasi vir unus ad plateam quæ est ante portam aquarum : et dixerunt Esdræ scribæ ut afferret librum legis Moysi, quam præceperat Dominus Israëli.
Vulgate
Καὶ ἔφθασεν ὁ μὴν ὁ ἕβδομος καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἐν πόλεσιν αὐτῶν, καὶ συνήχθησαν πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ὡς ἀνὴρ εἷς εἰς τὸ πλάτος τὸ ἔμπροσθεν πύλης τοῦ ὕδατος. καὶ εἶπαν τῷ Ἔσρᾳ τῷ γραμματεῖ ἐνέγκαι τὸ βιβλίον νόμου Μωυσῆ ὃ ἐνετείλατο τῷ Ἰσραήλ.
LXX
And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Jehovah had commanded to Israel.
ASV
וַ/יֵּאָסְפ֤וּ כָל הָ/עָם֙ כְּ/אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֔ד אֶל הָ֣/רְח֔וֹב אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִ/פְנֵ֣י שַֽׁעַר הַ/מָּ֑יִם וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ לְ/עֶזְרָ֣א הַ/סֹּפֵ֔ר לְ/הָבִ֗יא אֶת סֵ֨פֶר֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֲשֶׁר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
22 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers the decree of Cyrus, the return under Zerubbabel, the rebuilding of the Temple, the opposition faced, Ezra's reforms, Nehemiah's rebuilding of the walls, and the story of Esther. Josephus famously claims Alexander the Great was shown the prophecies of Daniel and recognized himself in them.
Cross-references
- 2Chr 34:15 — And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
- Deut 31:11 — When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.
- Ezra 3:1 — And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.
- Ezra 7:6 — This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his G
- Ezra 7:10 — For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.
- Ezra 7:11 — Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.
- Judg 20:1 — Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.
- Matt 13:52 — Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
- Neh 3:26 — Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
- Neh 3:26 — Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
- Neh 12:37 — And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
- Zeph 2:1 — Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;