Nehemiah 8:12
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.Nehemiah 8:12 in the real world
In what words
- מָנָהmânâhproperly, something weighed out, i.e. (generally) a division; specifically (of food) a rat
- שִׂמְחָהsimchâhblithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
- בִּיןbîynto separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
- שָׁתָהshâthâhto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- גָּדוֹלgâdôwlgreat (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- אָכַלʼâkalto eat (literally or figuratively)
- שָׁלַחshâlachto send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- יָלַךְyâlakto walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
+3 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 119:174, Psa 119:127, Psa 119:130, Psa 119:111, Psa 119:72, Luk 24:32, Psa 119:97, Neh 8:7–8