Nehemiah 8:12

In 11 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.

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.

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.

LSV

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.

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.

DBY

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.

DRC

So all the people went to eat and drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth: because they understood the words that he had taught them.

GNV

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.

JPS

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.

LXXE

So all the people departed to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, for they understood the words which he made known to them.

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WLC

וַיֵּלְכ֨וּ כָל־הָעָ֜ם לֶאֱכֹ֤ל וְלִשְׁתּוֹת֙ וּלְשַׁלַּ֣ח מָנ֔וֹת וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת שִׂמְחָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה כִּ֤י הֵבִ֨ינוּ֙ בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הוֹדִ֖יעוּ לָהֶֽם׃

LXX-Br18:12

Καὶ ἀπῆλθε πᾶς ὁ λαὸς φαγεῖν καὶ πιεῖν, καὶ ἀποστέλλειν μερίδας, καὶ ποιῆσαι εὐφροσύνην μεγάλην, ὅτι συνῆκαν ἐν τοῖς λόγοις οἷς ἐγνώρισεν αὐτοῖς.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 119:174I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.
• Psalms 119:127Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
• Psalms 119:103–104How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth! I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
• Psalms 119:72The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
• Psalms 119:130The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
• Psalms 119:171My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.
• Luke 24:32They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
• Psalms 119:111Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
• Psalms 119:97Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.
• Nehemiah 8:7–8The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places. So they read from the Book…
• Job 23:12I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
• Psalms 119:14I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.
• Psalms 19:8–11The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true,…
• Psalms 119:16I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
• Romans 7:18I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
• Psalms 126:1–3When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers. Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for…

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