Nehemiah 8:12
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Then all the people went away to eat and drink, to send portions of food and to celebrate with great joy, because they now understood the words that had been made known to them.
Read Nehemiah 8:12 Using Other Translations
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.
And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make great rejoicing, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.
So the people went away to eat and drink at a festive meal, to share gifts of food, and to celebrate with great joy because they had heard God’s words and understood them.
What does Nehemiah 8:12 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Nehemiah 8:12
And all the people went their way to eat and to
drink
Freely and cheerfully:
and to send portions;
to the poor, who had nothing to eat and drink:
and to make great mirth;
with music, vocal and instrumental:
because they had understood the words that were declared
unto them;
the meaning of the several laws read and explained unto them,
whereby they better understood their duty, and in what instances
and in what manner it was to be performed; how much more reason
is there for joy and gladness, when the Gospel, and the doctrines
of it, are clearly known and understood? ( Psalms 89:15
Psalms
89:16 ) .
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