George Leo Haydock, on Neh 8:3

“And he read it plainly in the street that was before the water gate, from the morning until midday, before the men, and the women, and all those that could understand: and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book.”

“It plainly. Protestants, “therein, before the street.” (Haydock) — Esdras probably read select pieces from Leviticus, &c., but principally from Deuteronomy. (Menochius)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.