A citation from the library
Rashi, on Neh 8:7
Rashi · 1040–1105
Neh 8:7 · Douay-Rheims
“Now Josue, and Bani, and Serebia, Jamin, Accub, Sephtai, Odia, Maasia, Celtia, Azarias, Jozabed, Hanan, Phalaia, the Levites, made silence among the people to hear the law: and the people stood in their place.”
On this verse:
“explained...to the people meaning that they would translate the words of the Torah to the people. in their place meaning that they were standing on their feet.”
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.