Nehemiah 8:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.

Young's Literal Translation
and they read in the book, in the law of God, explaining—so as to give the meaning, and they give understanding to the convocation.

King James Bible
So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading.

Hebrew
So they read
וַֽיִּקְרְא֥וּ (way·yiq·rə·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

from the Book
בַסֵּ֛פֶר (ḇas·sê·p̄er)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5612: A missive, document, writing, book

of the Law
בְּתוֹרַ֥ת (bə·ṯō·w·raṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

of God,
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

explaining it
מְפֹרָ֑שׁ (mə·p̄ō·rāš)
Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6567: To make distinct, declare

and giving
וְשׂ֣וֹם (wə·śō·wm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

insight,
שֶׂ֔כֶל (śe·ḵel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7922: Intelligence, success

so that the people could understand
וַיָּבִ֖ינוּ (way·yā·ḇî·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand

what was being read.
בַּמִּקְרָֽא׃ (bam·miq·rā)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4744: Something called out, a public meeting, a rehearsal

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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