Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7121 [e] וַֽיִּקְרְא֥וּ way-yiq-rə-’ū So they read Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 5612 [e] בַסֵּ֛פֶר ḇas-sê-p̄er from the book Prep-b, Art | N-ms 8451 [e] בְּתוֹרַ֥ת bə-ṯō-w-raṯ in the Law Prep-b | N-fsc 430 [e] הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים hā-’ĕ-lō-hîm of God Art | N-mp 6567 [e] מְפֹרָ֑שׁ mə-p̄ō-rāš; distinctly V-Pual-Prtcpl-ms 7760 [e] וְשׂ֣וֹם wə-śō-wm and they gave Conj-w | V-Qal-InfAbs 7922 [e] שֶׂ֔כֶל śe-ḵel, the sense N-ms 995 [e] וַיָּבִ֖ינוּ way-yā-ḇî-nū and helped [them] to understand Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 4744 [e] בַּמִּקְרָֽא׃ bam-miq-rā. the reading Prep-b, Art | N-ms   ס s - Punc

New American Standard Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They read out of the book of the law of God, translating and giving the meaning so that the people could understand what was read.

and gave the sense

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