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LXX

Nehemiah 8:12

So all the people departed to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, for they understood the words which he made known to them.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
So all the people departed to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, for they understood the words which he made known to them.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
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.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
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.
World English Bible

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