Nehemiah 8:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Nehemiah 8:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 8:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 8:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“All the people went their way to eat, to drink, to send portions, and to celebrate, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.”
Nehemiah 8:12 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 8:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Nehemiah 8:12 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 8:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And all the people go to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great joy, because they have understood concerning the words that they made known to them.”
Nehemiah 8:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 8:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And all the people went their way, to eat and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great rejoicing. For they had understood the words that were declared to them. ”
Nehemiah 8:12 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 8:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then all the people went to eate and to drinke, and to send away part, and to make great ioy, because they had vnderstand the wordes that they had taught them.”
Nehemiah 8:12 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 8:12 in Context — Nehemiah 8
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.
13 And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.
14 And they found written in the law which the Lord had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:
What Does Nehemiah 8:12 Mean?
Nehemiah 8:12 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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