Nehemiah 8:12

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.

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

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.

World English Bible

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.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then all the people went to eate and to drinke, and to send away part, and to make great ioy, because they had vnderstand the wordes that they had taught them.

Darby Translation

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.

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.

Bible in Basic English

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.

In context

11And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”

13On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.

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