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All these had taken strange wives, and they put them away with their children.
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And the priests and Levites, and they that were of Israel, dwelt in Jerusalem, and in the country, in the first day of the seventh month: so the children of Israel were in their habitations.
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And the whole multitude came together with one accord into the broad place of the holy porch toward the east:
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And they spake unto Esdras the priest and reader, that he would bring the law of Moses, that was given of the Lord God of Israel.
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So Esdras the chief priest brought the law unto the whole multitude from man to woman, and to all the priests, to hear law in the first day of the seventh month.
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And he read in the broad court before the holy porch from morning unto midday, before both men and women; and the multitude gave heed unto the law.
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And Esdras the priest and reader of the law stood up upon a pulpit of wood, which was made for that purpose.
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And there stood up by him Mattathias, Sammus, Ananias, Azarias, Urias, Ezecias, Balasamus, upon the right hand:
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And upon his left hand stood Phaldaius, Misael, Melchias, Lothasubus, and Nabarias.
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Then took Esdras the book of the law before the multitude: for he sat honourably in the first place in the sight of them all.
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And when he opened the law, they stood all straight up. So Esdras blessed the Lord God most High, the God of hosts, Almighty.