12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 8:12:1 ⧉וַיֵּלְכ֨וּvayelkhuand they went Nehemiah 8:12:2 ⧉כָל־הָעָ֜םkholhaamall the people Nehemiah 8:12:3 ⧉לֶאֱכֹ֤לleekholto eat Nehemiah 8:12:4 ⧉וְלִשְׁתּוֹת֙velishtotand to drink Nehemiah 8:12:5 ⧉וּלְשַׁלַּ֣חuleshalakhand to send Nehemiah 8:12:6 ⧉מָנ֔וֹתmanotportions Nehemiah 8:12:7 ⧉וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתvelaasotand to make Nehemiah 8:12:8 ⧉שִׂמְחָ֣הsimkhajoy Nehemiah 8:12:9 ⧉גְדוֹלָ֑הgedolagreat Nehemiah 8:12:10 ⧉כִּ֤יkibecause Nehemiah 8:12:11 ⧉הֵבִ֙ינוּ֙hevinuthey understood Nehemiah 8:12:12 ⧉בַּדְּבָרִ֔יםbadevarimin the words Nehemiah 8:12:13 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhich Nehemiah 8:12:14 ⧉הוֹדִ֖יעוּhodiuthey had made known Nehemiah 8:12:15 ⧉לָהֶֽם׃סlahemto them |
12. Formal Translation And all the people went away to eat and to drink, and to send portions and to make great joy, because they understood the words that had been made known to them. |
12. Dynamic Translation Then all the people went away to eat and drink, to send out food portions and rejoice with great happiness, because they perceived the words explained to them. |