Verse 1

All the people gathered together as one in the open square in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Og hele folket samlet seg som én ved Vannporten, et sted av stor betydning for tilbedelse. De ba Esra, skriftlæren, om å bringe bokrullen med Moseloven, som Herren hadde åpenbart for Israel.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og hele folket samlet seg som én mann på torget foran Vannporten. De ba Esra, skriveren, om å hente lovboken til Moses, som Herren hadde gitt til Israel.

• Norsk King James

  Og hele folket samlet seg som én enhet på gaten foran vannporten; og de sa til Esra, skriveren, å hente lovboken til Moses, som Herren hadde befalt Israel.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da samlet hele folket seg som én mann på plassen foran Vannporten, og de ba Esra, den skriftlærde, om å hente fram Mose lovbok, som Herren hadde gitt Israel.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da samlet alle menneskene seg som én mann på plassen foran Vannporten, og de ba Esra, den skriftlærde, om å hente frem lovboken til Moses, som Herren hadde gitt til Israel.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hele folket samlet seg som én mann på plassen foran Vannporten, og de ba Esra, den skriftlærde, om å hente boken med Moseloven, som Herren hadde befalt Israel.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og hele folket samlet seg som én mann til gaten foran vannporten, og de talte til Ezra, skriveren, om å hente Moselovens bok, som Herren hadde befalt Israel.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Hele folket samlet seg som én mann på plassen foran Vannporten, og de ba Esra, den skriftlærde, om å hente boken med Moseloven, som Herren hadde befalt Israel.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da samlet hele folket seg som én mann på plassen foran Vannporten. De ba Esra, skriveren, om å hente Moseloven, som Herren hadde gitt til Israel.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Og hele folket samlet seg som én mann på plassen foran Vannporten, og de ba Esra, den skriftlærde, om å hente Mose lovbok som Herren hadde gitt Israel.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da samledes det ganske Folk som een Mand paa Gaden, som er for Vandporten, og de sagde til Esra, den Skriftlærde, at (han skulde) fremføre Mose Lovbog, som Herren havde budet Israel.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And all the people gathered themselves together as o man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og hele folket samlet seg som én mann på torget foran vannporten. De bad Esra, skriftlæreren, om å hente Moses' lovbok, som Herren hadde pålagt Israel.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And all the people gathered themselves together as one person in the street before the Water Gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hele folket samlet seg som én mann på den åpne plassen foran Vannporten, og de sa til Esra, den skriftlærde, at han skulle hente lovboken til Moses, som Herren hadde befalt Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og hele folket samlet seg som én mann på plassen foran Vannporten, og de sa til Esra, skriveren, at han skulle ta frem boken med Moseloven, som Herren hadde befalt Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og hele folket samlet seg som én mann på den åpne plassen foran Vannporten; og de ba Esra, den skriftlærde, om å hente boken med Moseloven som Herren hadde pålagt Israel.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da den sjuende måneden kom, var Israels barn i sine byer. Og alle menneskene samlet seg som én mann på plassen foran vannporten; og de ba Esra, skriveren, om å legge frem lovboken til Moses som Herren hadde gitt Israel.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now whan the seuenth moneth drue nye, and ye children of Israel were in their cities, all the people gathered them selues together as one man vpon the strete before the Watergate, and sayde vnto E?dras the scrybe, that he shulde fetch the boke of the lawe of Moses, which the LORDE commaunded Israel.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And all the people assembled themselues together, in the streete that was before the watergate, and they spake vnto Ezra the Scribe, that hee would bring the booke of ye Law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And all the people gathered them selues together as one man, in the streete that was before the water gate, and they saide vnto Esdras the scribe, that he should fetch the booke of the law of Moyses, which the Lorde commaunded to Israel.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that [was] before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded to Israel.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And all the people are gathered as one man unto the broad place that `is' before the water-gate, and they say to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, that Jehovah commanded Israel.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Jehovah had commanded to Israel.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their towns. And all the people came together like one man into the wide place in front of the water-doorway; and they made a request to Ezra the scribe that he would put before them the book of the law of Moses which the Lord had given to Israel.

• World English Bible (2000)

  All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded to Israel.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The People Respond to the Reading of the Law When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites were settled in their cities, all the people gathered together in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel.

Referenced Verses

• Ezra 7:6 : 6 this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted him everything he had requested because the hand of the Lord his God was upon him.
• Neh 3:26 : 26 The temple servants who lived on the hill of Ophel made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower.
• 2 Chr 34:15 : 15 Hilkiah announced to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the scroll of the Law in the house of the LORD." He gave the scroll to Shaphan.
• Ezra 3:1-9 : 1 When the seventh month came, and the Israelites were in their cities, the people gathered together as one in Jerusalem. 2 Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his brothers, built the altar of the God of Israel to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses, the man of God. 3 They set up the altar on its foundations, even though there was fear of the peoples of the surrounding lands, and they offered burnt offerings on it to the LORD, both the morning and evening sacrifices. 4 They celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles as prescribed, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, as was required for each day. 5 After that, they offered the regular burnt offerings, the offerings for the new moons, and the sacred festivals of the LORD, as well as freewill offerings presented to the LORD. 6 From the first day of the seventh month, they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, even though the foundation of the LORD’s temple had not yet been laid. 7 They gave money to the stonecutters and carpenters, and food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, so they would bring cedar wood by sea from Lebanon to Joppa, according to the permission granted by Cyrus king of Persia. 8 In the second year after their arrival at the house of God in Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers—the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned from captivity to Jerusalem—began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years old and older to oversee the work on the house of the LORD. 9 Jeshua and his sons and brothers, along with Kadmiel and his sons, who were descendants of Judah, joined together to oversee those working on the house of God. The sons of Henadad, along with their sons and brothers, the Levites, also took part in the work. 10 When the builders laid the foundation of the LORD’s temple, the priests, dressed in their robes and holding trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, took their places to praise the LORD as David king of Israel had instructed. 11 With praise and thanksgiving, they sang to the LORD: 'He is good; his steadfast love endures forever for Israel.' And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD because the foundation of the LORD’s house had been laid. 12 But many of the priests, Levites, and family heads—the elderly who had seen the first temple—were weeping loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid, while many others shouted for joy. 13 The people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shouting from the sound of weeping, because the people were shouting so loudly, and the sound was heard far away.
• Judg 20:1 : 1 Then all the Israelites went out, and the entire assembly came together as one man, from Dan to Beersheba and the land of Gilead, to the LORD at Mizpah.
• Judg 20:8 : 8 All the people stood together as one and said, "None of us will go to his tent or turn back to his house.
• Ezra 7:11 : 11 This is a copy of the letter that King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra the priest, a scribe skilled in the commandments of the Lord and His statutes for Israel:
• Neh 8:4-9 : 4 Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden platform made for this purpose. Beside him on his right stood Mattithiah, Shema, Ananiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah; and on his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malkijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam. 5 Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people because he was standing above them. As he opened it, all the people stood up. 6 Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people responded, 'Amen, Amen,' lifting up their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground. 7 The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—helped the people understand the Law as they stood in their places. 8 They read from the Book of the Law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that the people could understand what was being read. 9 Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all of them, 'This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.' For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
• Neh 8:16 : 16 So the people went out, brought back branches, and built booths for themselves on their roofs, in their courtyards, in the courtyards of the house of God, in the square by the Water Gate, and in the square by the Gate of Ephraim.
• Neh 12:37 : 37 At the Fountain Gate, they went straight up the stairs of the City of David, on the ascent to the wall, above the house of David, to the Water Gate on the east.
• Isa 8:20 : 20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
• Jer 8:8-9 : 8 How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us,’ when the false pen of the scribes has produced lies? 9 The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?
• Matt 13:52 : 52 Then he said to them, "For this reason, every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom both new treasures and old ones."
• Matt 23:2 : 2 saying, 'The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat of authority.
• Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor do you allow those entering to go in.
• Matt 23:34 : 34 Therefore, look, I am sending you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town,