A citation from the library
George Leo Haydock, on Neh 8:2
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Neh 8:2 · Douay-Rheims
“Then Esdras the priest brought the law before the multitude of men and women, and all those that could understand, in the first day of the seventh month.”
On this verse:
“Women, who were in a separate place. — Understand, being come to the use of reason. (Calmet)”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.