Nehemiah 8:12
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Nehemiah 8:12 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und das ganze Volk ging hin, um zu essen und zu trinken und Teile zu senden und ein großes Freudenfest zu begehen. Denn sie hatten die Worte verstanden, die man ihnen kundgetan hatte.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y todo el pueblo se fué á comer y á beber, y á enviar porciones, y á gozar de grande alegría, porque habían entendido las palabras que les habían enseñado.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então todo o povo foi embora para comer, beber, enviar porções, e celebrar alegremente, porque entenderam as palavras que lhes haviam ensinado.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, todo o povo foi comer, beber, repartir a comida e celebrar com grande alegria, porque eles entenderam as palavras que lhes foram explicadas.
📖 Nehemiah 8:12 in Context
10Then 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.
11So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
12And 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.
13And 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.
14And 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:
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