Neh 8:3 | NET2full | STEP | So he read it before the plaza in front of the Water Gate from dawn till noon before the men and women and those children who could understand . All the people were eager to hear the book of the law .

‏ Nehemiah 8:3

3 So he read it before the plaza in front of the Water Gate from dawn till noon ^{▼▼tn Heb “from the light till the noon of the day.”} before the men and women and those children who could understand. ^{▼▼tn Heb “all who could hear with understanding.” The word “children” is understood to be implied here by a number of English versions (e.g., NAB, TEV, NLT).} All the people were eager to hear ^{▼▼tn Heb “the ears of all the people were toward.”} the book of the law.