Nehemiah 8:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Nehemiah 8:12

10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, ^aand send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

11 So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.”

12 And all the people went their way to eat and drink, to ^asend portions and rejoice greatly, because they ^bunderstood the words that were declared to them.

The Feast of Tabernacles

13 Now on the second day the heads of the fathers’ houses of all the people, with the priests and Levites, were gathered to Ezra the scribe, in order 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 ^abooths during the feast of the seventh month,

15 and ^athat they should announce and proclaim in all their cities and ^bin Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the mountain, and ^cbring olive branches, branches of oil trees, myrtle branches, palm branches, and branches of leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.”

16 Then the people went out and brought them and made themselves booths, each one on the ^aroof of his house, or in their courtyards or the courts of the house of God, and in the open square of the ^bWater Gate ^cand in the open square of the Gate of Ephraim.

Verse Comparison: Nehemiah 8:12

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
And all the people went their way to eat, drink, send portions, and make great rejoicing, for they had understood the words that were declared to them.

Contemporary English Version
When the people returned to their homes, they celebrated by eating and drinking and by sharing their food with those in need, because they had understood what had been read to them.

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
So all the people went home and ate and drank joyfully and shared what they had with others, because they understood what had been read to them.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
All the people went away to eat, to drink, to send portions and to celebrate a great festival, because they understood the words which had been made known to them.

New International Version
Then all the people went away to eat and drink, to send portions of food and to celebrate with great joy, because they now understood the words that had been made known to them.

New King James Version
And all the people went their way to eat and drink, to send portions and rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that were declared to them.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
All the people went away to eat, to drink, to send portions and to celebrate a great festival, because they understood the words which had become known to them.

Revised Standard Version
And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make great rejoicing, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

New English Translation
So all the people departed to eat and drink and to share their food¹ with others² and to enjoy tremendous joy,³ for they had gained insight in the matters that had been made known to them.

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