Nehemiah 8:3 meaning and explanation

So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.

Nehemiah 8:3, Berean Standard Bible

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After the exiles returned and rebuilt Jerusalem's wall, the people gather in the square before the Water Gate and ask Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses. Ezra reads aloud from daybreak until noon, facing the crowd, and the whole assembly, men, women and all who could understand, listens attentively.

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