Nehemiah 8:10

Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for today is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”

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WEBBE

Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for today is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

BSB

Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

KJV

Then 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.

ASV

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.

BBE

Then he said to them, Go away now, and take the fat for your food and the sweet for your drink, and send some to him for whom nothing is made ready: for this day is holy to our Lord: and let there be no grief in your hearts; for the joy of the Lord is your strong place.

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 לָהֶם la·hem to them H9038 לְכוּ le·khu go H1980 אִכְלוּ 'ikh·lu eat H398 מַשְׁמַנִּים mash·ma·nim fat foods H4924 וּשְׁתוּ u·she·tu and drink H8354 מַמְתַקִּים mam·ta·kim sweet things H4477 וְשִׁלְחוּ ve·shil·chu and send H7971 מָנוֹת ma·not portions H4490 לְאֵין le·'ein to [any whom] nothing H369 נָכוֹן na·khon [is] prepared H3559 לוֹ lo for him H9033 כִּי־ ki- for H3588 קָדוֹשׁ ka·do·osh [is] holy H6918 הַיּוֹם hai·yom this day H3117 לַאֲדֹנֵינוּ la·'a·do·nei·nu to lord(s) our H113 וְאַל־ ve·'al- and may not H408 תֵּעָצֵבוּ te·'a·tze·vu you be grieved H6087 כִּי־ ki- for H3588 חֶדְוַת ched·vat [the] joy of H2304 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 הִיא hi' it H1931 מָעֻזְּכֶם ma·'u·ze·khem [is] refuge your H4581

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 joy in the Lord. The better we understand God's word, the more comfort we find in it; the darkness of trouble arises from the darkness of ignorance.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.