| Verse | Translation | Text |
| Ne 8:5 | Strong Concordance | And Ezra [05830] opened [06605] the book [05612] in the sight [05869] of all the people [05971]; (for he was above all the people [05971];) and when he opened [06605] it, all the people [05971] stood up [05975]: |
| King James | And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up: |
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| when he opened it, all the people stood up--This attitude they assumed either from respect to God's word, or, rather, because the reading was prefaced by a solemn prayer, which was concluded by a general expression of "Amen, Amen." |