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the place of worship

That is, “the building where the Jews gathered to worship God.” This can also be translated as, “the worship building.”

a scroll

A scroll was a long sheet of paper or leather that was rolled up and had writing on it.

a scroll with the messages of the prophet Isaiah

That is, “a scroll that had the words that the prophet Isaiah had written.” Isaiah had written on a scroll hundreds of years before. This was a copy of that scroll.

opened up the scroll

This could be translated as, “rolled open the scroll” or, “unrolled the scroll.”