# Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah ... Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam

These are all names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people

The abstract noun "sight" can be expressed with the verb "see." AT: "Everyone saw Ezra open the book" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# the book

"The Book of the Law"

# he was standing above the people

"he was standing higher than the people"

# when he opened it all the people stood up

The people stood up out of respect for God's word. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ezra]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/scribe]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/zechariahot]]