Nehemiah 8:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNehemiah 8:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֵּלְכ֨וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֜ם
ʻam
H5971
people
לֶאֱכֹ֤ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְלִשְׁתּוֹת֙
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
וּלְשַׁלַּ֣ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
מָנ֔וֹת
mânâh
H4490
portion
וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
שִׂמְחָ֣ה
simchâh
H8057
joy
גְדוֹלָ֑ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
הֵבִ֨ינוּ֙
bîyn
H995
to understand
בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הוֹדִ֖יעוּ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
לָהֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
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 to them.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And all the people went to eat and to drink and to send away portions and to make a great rejoicing, for they understood the words that had been made known to them.
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