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Nehemiah 8:5
King James Version (1769 Blayney revision, with Apocrypha) · Berean Standard Bible
And Ezra opened the book in the sight (note: Heb. eyes) of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was standing above them all, and as he opened it, all the people stood up.