Nehemiah 8:4 meaning and explanation
Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
Nehemiah 8:4, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Ezra the scribe stands on a raised wooden platform in the square before the Water Gate, where the returned exiles have gathered on the first day of the seventh month. The platform was built for this reading, lifting him above the crowd so all could see and hear.
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