Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
The whole community that had returned from exile
New American Standard Bible
The entire assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and lived in
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
The entire assembly of those who had returned from exile erected tents and lived in them. Indeed, from the days of Nun's son Joshua until that day the Israelis had not done so. Joy was everywhere,
A Conservative Version
And all the assembly of those who came again out of the captivity made booths, and dwelt in the booths, for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the sons of Israel had not done so. And there was very great gladness.
American Standard Version
And all the assembly of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and dwelt in 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.
Amplified
The entire assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and lived in them. Indeed since the days of Joshua the son of Nun until that very day, the Israelites had not done so. And there was great rejoicing and celebration.
Bible in Basic English
All the people who had been prisoners and had come back, made tents and were living in them: for from the time of Jeshua, the son of Nun, till that day, the children of Israel had not done so. And there was very great joy.
Darby Translation
And all the congregation of them that had come back from the captivity made booths, and dwelt in the booths. For since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun until that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
Julia Smith Translation
And all the convocation of those turning back from the captivity will make booths, and they will dwell in booths; for from the days of Joshua son of Nun, the sons of Israel did not thus even to this day. And there will be great gladness exceedingly.
King James 2000
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 Joshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And all of the assembly of those who returned from captivity made booths and lived in the booths because the {Israelites} had not done it from the days of Jeshua son of Nun until that day. And there was very great joy.
Modern King James verseion
And all the congregation of those who had come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths. For since the days of Joshua the son of Nun until that day, the sons of Israel had not done so. And there was very great gladness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity, made booths, and dwelt therein. For since the time of Jeshua the son of Nun unto this day, had not the children of Israel done so, and there was very great gladness.
NET Bible
So all the assembly which had returned from the exile constructed temporary shelters and lived in them. The Israelites had not done so from the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day. Everyone experienced very great joy.
New Heart English Bible
All the assembly of those who had come again out of the captivity made booths, and lived in the booths; for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the children of Israel had not done so. There was very great gladness.
The Emphasized Bible
And all the convocation of them who had returned out of the captivity made booths, and dwelt in booths, for, since the days of Jeshua son of Nun, had not the sons of Israel done so, unto that day, - and there was very great rejoicing.
Webster
And all the congregation of them that had returned from the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day, had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.
World English Bible
All the assembly of those who were come again out of the captivity made booths, and lived in the booths; for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the children of Israel had not done so. There was very great gladness.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they make -- all the assembly of the captives of the captivity -- booths, and they sit in booths; for the sons of Israel had not done, from the days of Jeshua son of Nun, so unto that day, and there is very great joy.
Themes
Feast of Tabernacles » Remarkable celebrations of » After the captivity
Feasts » Instituted by moses » Kept with rejoicing
Joy » Instances of » Of the jews, after hearing, anew, the word of God
the Law of moses » A means of national reformation
Feast of Tabernacles » Observance of, after the captivity
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 8:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Festival Of Booths
16
The people went out, brought back branches, and made booths for themselves on each of their rooftops,
Cross References
2 Chronicles 8:13
He followed the daily requirement
2 Chronicles 7:8-10
So Solomon and all Israel with him—a very great assembly, from the entrance to Hamath
Ezra 3:4
They celebrated the Festival of Booths as prescribed, and offered burnt offerings each day, based on the number specified by ordinance for each festival day.
Joshua 1:1
After the death of Moses
1 Chronicles 29:22
They ate and drank with great joy in the Lord’s presence that day.
Then, for a second time,
2 Chronicles 30:21-23
The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread seven days with great joy,
2 Chronicles 30:26
There was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this was known since the days of Solomon son of David, the king of Israel.
2 Chronicles 35:18
No Passover had been observed
John 1:14
and took up residence
We observed His glory,
the glory as the One and Only
full of grace and truth.
Hebrews 4:8
For if Joshua
Hebrews 11:9
By faith he stayed as a foreigner in the land of promise, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, coheirs of the same promise.
Hebrews 11:13
These all died in faith without having received the promises, but they saw them from a distance,