Nehemiah 8:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Bible Comments

From the morning. — From daylight. The Book of the Law must have been a comprehensive one. Out of it Ezra and his companions read hour after hour, selecting appropriate passages.

And the ears of all the people... unto the book. — A general statement; the detail now follows.

Related Commentaries of Nehemiah 8:3

Nehemiah 8:3

3 And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law.