Nehemiah 8:17
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And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.The whole assembly who had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.
In other translations
And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.The whole assembly who had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.
Hebrew words
וַיַּעֲשׂוּvaiya'asuand they madeH6213כָל־khol-allH3605הַקָּהָלhakaholthe assemblyH6951הַשָּׁבִיםhashavimwhich had returnedH7725מִן־min-fromH4480הַשְּׁבִי׀hashevithe captivityH7628סֻכּוֹתsukotboothsH5521וַיֵּשְׁבוּvaiyeshevuand they dweltH3427בַסֻּכּוֹתvasukotin the boothsH5521כִּיkiforH3588לֹא־lo'-notH3808עָשׂוּ'asuthey had doneH6213מִימֵיmimeisince [the] days ofH3117יֵשׁוּעַyeshua'JeshuaH3442בִּן־bin-[the] son ofH1121נוּןnunNunH5126כֵּןkenthusH3651בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478עַד'aduntilH5704הַיּוֹםhaiyomthe dayH3117הַהוּאhahu'<the> thatH1931וַתְּהִיvatehiand it wasH1961שִׂמְחָהsimchahjoyH8057גְּדוֹלָהgedolahgreatH1419מְאֹד׃me'odveryH3966
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Related verses
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- John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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