835 B
835 B
Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah ... Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam
These are all names of men. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people
The abstract noun "sight" can be expressed with the verb "see." AT: "Everyone saw Ezra open the book" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
the book
"The Book of the Law"
he was standing above the people
"he was standing higher than the people"
when he opened it all the people stood up
The people stood up out of respect for God's word. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)