Nehemiah 8:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 8:10 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 8:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for today is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.””
Nehemiah 8:10 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 8:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength. ”
Nehemiah 8:10 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 8:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith to them, `Go, eat fat things, and drink sweet things, and sent portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for to-day <FI>is<Fi> holy to our Lord, and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.'”
Nehemiah 8:10 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 8:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared; for the day is holy to our Lord; and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength. ”
Nehemiah 8:10 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 8:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He saide also vnto the, Go, and eate of the fat, and drinke the sweete, and send part vnto them, for whome none is prepared: for this day is holie vnto our Lord: be ye not sorie therefore: for the ioy of the Lord is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8:10 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 8:10 in Context — Nehemiah 8
8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
9 And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
11 So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
12 And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
What Does Nehemiah 8:10 Mean?
Nehemiah 8:10 is a verse from the Book of Nehemiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Nehemiah chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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