Rashi, on Neh 8:5

“And Esdras opened the book before all the people: for he was above all the people: and when he had opened it, all the people stood.”

“for he was above all the people Therefore, they all saw him. and when he opened it, all the people stood And when he opened it to read, all the people stood silent. stood Heb. עָמְדוּ, an expression of silence (they stood silent), like (Job 32:16): “...for they remained silent (עָמְדוּ) ; they no longer answered.””

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

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