Nehemiah 8:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.”
Nehemiah 8:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 8:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 8:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“All the assembly of those who had come back out of the captivity made temporary shelters and lived in the temporary shelters, for since the days of Joshua the son of Nun to that day the children of Israel had not done so. There was very great gladness.”
Nehemiah 8:17 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 8:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And all the assembly of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and dwelt in the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness. ”
Nehemiah 8:17 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 8:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they make--all the assembly of the captives of the captivity--booths, and they sit in booths; for the sons of Israel had not done, from the days of Jeshua son of Nun, so unto that day, and there is very great joy.”
Nehemiah 8:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 8:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And all the congregation of them that had come back from the captivity made booths, and dwelt in the booths. For since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun until that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness. ”
Nehemiah 8:17 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 8:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And all the Congregation of them that were come againe out of the captiuitie made boothes, and sate vnder the boothes: for since the time of Ieshua the sonne of Nun vnto this day, had not the children of Israel done so, and there was very great ioy.”
Nehemiah 8:17 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 8:17 in Context — Nehemiah 8
15 And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
16 So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
17 And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
18 Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.
What Does Nehemiah 8:17 Mean?
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