Nehemiah 8:10
8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.
9 And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
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.
11 So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
12 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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.”
- 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.
- DARBY
- And he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared; for the day is holy to our Lord; and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.
- BLB
- And he said to them, “Go, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to those with nothing prepared for them, for the day [is] holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of YHWH is your⁺ strength.”
- ÅB
- Så sa han til dem: Gå nå og et fete retter og drikk søte drikker og send gaver derav til dem for hvem intet er tillaget, for dagen er helliget vår Herre, og sørg ikke, for glede i Herren er deres styrke!
- OTB
- Nehemja sa: "Gå, spis rike retter og drikk søte drikker, og send porsjoner til dem som ikke har noe forberedt. Denne dagen er hellig for vår Herre. Vær ikke bedrøvet, for Herrens glede er deres styrke."
- B1930
- Så sa han til dem: Gå nu og et fete retter og drikk søte drikker og send gaver derav til dem for hvem intet er tillaget, for dagen er helliget vår Herre, og sørg ikke, for glede i Herren er eders styrke!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 28:7–8
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
Read in contextProverbs 17:22
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:8–9
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 9:7
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Read in contextIsaiah 12:1–3
And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
Read in contextIsaiah 61:10
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Read in contextPsalms 149:2
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
Read in contextEsther 9:19
Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
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