Nehemiah 8:5
American King James Version (AKJV)
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was standing above them all, and as he opened it, all the people stood up.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And Ezra took the book, opening it before the eyes of all the people (for he was higher than the people); and when it was open, all the people got to their feet:
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
And Ezra opened the book before all the people. For he stood out above all the people. And when he had opened it, all the people stood up.
Darby Bible (DBY)
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
And Esdras opened the book before all the people: for he was above all the people: and when he had opened it, all the people stood.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
Free Bible Version (FBV)
Ezra opened the book while they were all watching because the whole crowd could see him. When he opened it they all stood up.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people—for he was above all the people—and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
King James Version (KJV)
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
Ezra opened the scroll in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
Webster Bible (Webster)
And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
World English Bible (WEB)
Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people (for he was above all the people), and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And Ezra openeth the book before the eyes of all the people — for above all the people he hath been — and at his opening it all the people have stood up,