Cross Reference NEHEMIAH 8:2 AND EZRA THE PRIEST BROUGHT THE LAW BEFORE THE CONGREGATION BOTH OF MEN AND WOMEN AND ALL THAT COULD HEAR WITH UNDERSTANDING UPON THE FIRST DAY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH

{Nehemiah 8:2} And Ezra 5830 the priest 3548 brought 935 z8686 x853 the law 8451 before 6440 the congregation 6951 both of men 376 x4480 and women, 802 and all x3605 that could hear 8085 z8800 with understanding, 995 z8688 upon the first 259 day 3117 of the seventh 7637 month. 2320

priest:
"And it shall be,¹ when he sittethª ° upon¹ the throneª of his kingdom,ª that he shall writeª ° him¹ a copyª of this¹ lawª in¹ a bookª out of [that which is] beforeª ¹ the priestsª the Levites:ª" {Deu 17:18} + "And Mosesª wroteª °¹ this¹ law,ª and deliveredª ° it unto¹ the priestsª the sonsª of Levi,ª which bareª °¹ the arkª of the covenantª of the LORD,ª and unto¹ all¹ the eldersª of Israel.ª ... And Mosesª commandedª ° them, saying,ª ° At the endª ¹ of [every] sevenª years,ª in the solemnityª of the yearª of release,ª in the feastª of tabernacles,ª" {Deu 31:9-10} + "For¹ the priest'sª lipsª should keepª ° knowledge,ª and they should seekª ° the lawª at his mouth:ª ¹ for¹ he¹ [is] the messengerª of the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 2:7}

congregation:
"When all¹ Israelª is comeª ° to appearª °¹ beforeª the LORDª thy Godª in the placeª which¹ he shall choose,ª ° thou shalt readª °¹ this¹ lawª before¹ all¹ Israelª in their hearing.ª ... And [that] their children,ª which¹ have not¹ knownª ° [any thing], may hear,ª ° and learnª ° to fearª °¹ the LORDª your God,ª as long asª ¹ ¹ ye¹ liveª in¹ the landª whither¹ ¹ ye¹ go overª °¹ Jordanª to possessª ° it." {Deu 31:11-13} + "Also in the thirdª yearª of his reignª ° he sentª ° to his princes,ª [even] to Benhail,ª and to Obadiah,ª and to Zechariah,ª and to Nethaneel,ª and to Michaiah,ª to teachª ° in the citiesª of Judah.ª ... And they taughtª ° in Judah,ª and [had] the bookª of the lawª of the LORDª with¹ them, and went aboutª ° throughout all¹ the citiesª of Judah,ª and taughtª ° the people.ª" {2Ch 17:7-9} + "Forª Mosesª of² old² timeª ¹ ¹ hathª ° in every² cityª ¹ them that preachª ° him,ª being readª ° inª the¹ synagoguesª everyª ª sabbath day.ª" {Act 15:21}

could hear with understanding:
Heb. understood in hearing, "¹ Whom¹ shall he teachª ° knowledge?ª and whom¹ shall he make to understandª ° doctrine?ª [them that are] weanedª ° from the milk,ª ¹ [and] drawnª from the breasts.ª ¹" {Isa 28:9}

the first:
"Speakª ° unto¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª saying,ª ° In the seventhª month,ª in the firstª [day] of the month,ª shall ye have¹ a sabbath,ª a memorialª of blowing² of trumpets,¹ an holyª convocation.ª" {Lev 23:24} + "And in the seventhª month,ª on the firstª [day] of the month,ª ye shall have¹ an holyª convocation;ª ye shall doª ° no¹ ¹ servileª work:ª it is¹ a dayª of blowing² the trumpets¹ unto you." {Num 29:1}

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