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Nehemiah

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Then on the second day the heads of fathers' households of all the people, the priests and the Levites were gathered to Ezra the scribe that they might gain insight into the words of the law.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then on the second second (an ord. number) Noun H8145 הַשֵּׁנִ֡י ha·she·ni
day day Noun H3117 וּבַיֹּ֣ום u·vai·yo·vm
the heads head Noun H7218 רָאשֵׁ֨י ra·shei
of fathers' father Noun H1 הָאָבֹ֜ות ha·'a·vo·vt
[households] of all the whole, all Noun H3605 לְכָל־ le·chol-
the people, people Noun H5971 הָעָ֗ם ha·'am
the priests priest Noun H3548 הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ hak·ko·ha·nim
and the Levites desc. of Levi Adjective H3881 וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם ve·hal·vi·yim,
were gathered to gather, remove Verb H622 נֶאֶסְפוּ֩ ne·'es·fu
to Ezra "help," three Isr. Noun H5830 עֶזְרָ֖א ez·ra
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the scribe enumerator, secretary, scribe H5613    
that they might gain insight to be prudent Verb H7919 וּלְהַשְׂכִּ֖יל u·le·has·kil
into the words speech, word Noun H1697 דִּבְרֵ֥י div·rei
of the law. direction, instruction, law Noun H8451 הַתֹּורָֽה׃ hat·to·v·rah.

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Ezra

Ezra [N] [H] [S] help.  A priest among those that returned to Jerusalem under Zerubabel ( Nehemiah 12:1 ).    The "scribe" who led the second body of exiles that returned from Babylon to Jerusalem B.C. 459, and author of the book of Scripture which bears his name. He was the son, or perhaps grandson, of Seraiah ( 2 Kings 25:18-21 ), and a lineal descendant of Phinehas, the s... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then on the second day the heads of fathers' households of all the people, the priests and the Levites were gathered to Ezra the scribe that they might gain insight into the words of the law.
King James Bible Then And on the second day were gathered together the heads chief of fathers' households the fathers of all the people, the priests priests, and the Levites were gathered to Levites, unto Ezra the scribe that they might gain insight into scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
Hebrew Greek English Then on the second day the heads of fathers' households of all the people, the priests and the Levites were gathered to Ezra the scribe that they might gain insight into the words of the law.