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.
Nehemiah 8:12 in other translations
| BSB | Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them. |
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| WEB | 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. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | 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. |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | And all the people went away to take food and drink, and to send food to others, and to be glad, because the words which were said to them had been made clear. |
| Webster | 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 to them. |
What does Nehemiah 8:12 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nehemiah 8:9-12
It was a good sign that their hearts were tender, when they heard the words of the law. The people were to send portions to those for whom nothing was prepared. It is the duty of a religious feast, as well as of a religious fast, to draw out the soul to the hungry; God's bounty should make us bountiful. We must not only give to those that offer themselves, but send to those out of sight. Their strength consisted in…
Nehemiah 8:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Nehemiah 8:12
- Psalms 119:174
I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight.
- Psalms 119:171
My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
- Psalms 119:72
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
- Luke 24:32
And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
- Nehemiah 8:7-8
Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place. So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
- Psalms 119:97
מ MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
- Psalms 119:111
Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
- Psalms 119:103-104
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
- Psalms 119:127
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
- Psalms 119:130
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
- Job 23:12
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
- Psalms 119:14
I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
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Context
- Nehemiah 8:11
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
- 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.
- Nehemiah 8:13
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.
Nehemiah 8:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | 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. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et tout le peuple s’en alla pour manger et pour boire, et pour envoyer des portions, et pour faire de grandes réjouissances; car ils avaient compris les paroles qu’on leur avait fait connaître. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | 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. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Abiit itaque omnis populus ut comederet, et biberet, et mitteret partes, et faceret lætitiam magnam: quia intellexerant verba quæ docuerat eos. |