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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And all the people went their way to eat and to drink,.... Freely and cheerfully:
and to send portions; to the poor,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Nehemiah 8:9-12
We may here observe,
I. How the people were wounded with the words of the law that were read to them. The law works…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
send portions Cf. Neh 8:10.
because they had understood the words that were declared unto them Literally, -the words…
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