Nehemiah 8:12

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.

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WEBBE

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.

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.

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.

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.

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וַיֵּלְכוּ vai·ye·le·khu and they went H1980 כָל־ khol- all H3605 הָעָם ha·'am the people H5971 לֶאֱכֹל le·'e·khol to eat H398 וְלִשְׁתּוֹת ve·lish·tot and to drink H8354 וּלְשַׁלַּח u·le·sha·lach and to send H7971 מָנוֹת ma·not portions H4490 וְלַעֲשׂוֹת ve·la·'a·sot and to make H6213 שִׂמְחָה sim·chah joy H8057 גְדוֹלָה ge·do·lah great H1419 כִּי ki for H3588 הֵבִינוּ he·vi·nu they had understood H995 בַּדְּבָרִים ba·de·va·rim (in) the words H1697 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 הוֹדִיעוּ ho·di·'u they had made known H3045 לָהֶם ס la·hem to them H9038

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.