| | NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | They read | וַֽיִּקְרְא֥וּ | vai·yik·re·'u | 7121 | to call, proclaim, read | a prim. root |
| from the book, | בַסֵּ֛פֶר | vas·se·fer | 5612 | a missive, document, writing, book | probably of foreign origin |
| from the law | בְּתֹורַ֥ת | be·to·v·rat | 8451 | direction, instruction, law | from yarah |
| of God, | הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | ha·'e·lo·him | 430 | God, god | pl. of eloah |
| translating | מְפֹרָ֑שׁ | me·fo·rash; | 6567a | to make distinct, declare | a prim. root |
| to give | וְשֹׂ֣ום | ve·so·vm | 7760 | to put, place, set | a prim. root |
| the sense | שֶׂ֔כֶל | se·chel, | 7922 | prudence, insight | from sakal |
| so that they understood | וַיָּבִ֖ינוּ | vai·ya·vi·nu | 995 | to discern | a prim. root |
| the reading. | בַּמִּקְרָֽא׃ | bam·mik·ra. | 4744 | a convocation, convoking, reading | from qara |
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KJV Lexicon
So they read
qara' (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
in the book
cepher (say'-fer)
writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book -- bill, book, evidence, learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.
in the law
towrah (to-raw')
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law.
of God
'elohiym (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
distinctly
parash (paw-rash')
to separate, literally (to disperse) or figuratively (to specify); also (by implication) to wound -- scatter, declare, distinctly, shew, sting.
and gave
suwm (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
the sense
sekel (seh'-kel)
intelligence; by implication, success -- discretion, knowledge, policy, prudence, sense, understanding, wisdom, wise.
and caused them to understand
biyn (bene)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
the reading
miqra' (mik-raw')
something called out, i.e. a public meeting (the act, the persons, or the place); also a rehearsal -- assembly, calling, convocation, reading. | New American Standard (©1995)
They read from the book, from the law of God, translating to give the sense so that they understood the reading.King James Bible
So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. American King James Version
So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. American Standard Version
And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading. Darby Bible Translation
And they read in the law of God distinctly out of the book, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. English Revised Version
And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading. Webster's Bible Translation
So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. World English Bible
They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading. Young's Literal Translation
and they read in the book, in the law of God, explaining -- so as to give the meaning, and they give understanding to the convocation. Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
et legerunt in libro legis Dei distincte et adposite ad intellegendum et intellexerunt cum legeretur
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