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.
KJV
Abiit itaque omnis populus ut comederet, et biberet, et mitteret partes, et faceret lætitiam magnam : quia intellexerant verba quæ docuerat eos.
Vulgate
καὶ ἀπῆλθεν πᾶς ὁ λαὸς φαγεῖν καὶ πιεῖν καὶ ἀποστέλλειν μερίδας καὶ ποιῆσαι εὐφροσύνην μεγάλην, ὅτι συνῆκαν ἐν τοῖς λόγοις οἷς ἐγνώρισεν αὐτοῖς.
LXX
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.
ASV
וַ/יֵּלְכ֨וּ כָל הָ/עָ֜ם לֶ/אֱכֹ֤ל וְ/לִ/שְׁתּוֹת֙ וּ/לְ/שַׁלַּ֣ח מָנ֔וֹת וְ/לַ/עֲשׂ֖וֹת שִׂמְחָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה כִּ֤י הֵבִ֨ינוּ֙ בַּ/דְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הוֹדִ֖יעוּ לָ/הֶֽם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Jas 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
- Jer 30:19 — And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.
- 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.
- 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?
- Neh 8:7 — 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 st
- Ps 19:8 — The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
- Ps 19:8 — The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.
- Ps 119:14 — I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
- Ps 119:16 — I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
- Ps 119:72 — The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
- Ps 119:97 — O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
- Ps 119:103 — How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
- Ps 119:111 — Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
- Ps 119:127 — Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
- Ps 119:130 — The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
- Ps 119:171 — My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
- Ps 119:174 — I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.