Nehemiah 12:43 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.”

Nehemiah 12:43 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Nehemiah 12:43 in 6 Bible Translations

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Nehemiah 12:43 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women and the children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even far away.”

Nehemiah 12:43 — World English Bible

Nehemiah 12:43 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.”

Nehemiah 12:43 — American Standard Version

Nehemiah 12:43 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and they sacrifice on that day great sacrifices and rejoice, for God hath made them rejoice <FI>with<Fi> great joy, and also, the women and the children have rejoiced, and the joy of Jerusalem is heard--unto a distance.”

Nehemiah 12:43 — Young's Literal Translation

Nehemiah 12:43 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and also the women and the children rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.”

Nehemiah 12:43 — Darby Translation

Nehemiah 12:43 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the same day they offered great sacrifices and reioyced: for God had giuen them great ioy, so that both the women, and the children were ioyfull: and the ioy of Ierusalem was heard farre off.”

Nehemiah 12:43 — Geneva Bible

Nehemiah 12:43 in Context — Nehemiah 12

41 et les sacrificateurs Éliakim, Maaséja, Minjamin, Michée, Éljoénaï, Zacharie, Hanania, avec des trompettes,

42 et Maaséja, Schemaeja, Éléazar, Uzzi, Jochanan, Malkija, Élam et Ézer. Les chantres se firent entendre, dirigés par Jizrachja.

43 On offrit ce jour-là de nombreux sacrifices, et on se livra aux réjouissances, car Dieu avait donné au peuple un grand sujet de joie. Les femmes et les enfants se réjouirent aussi, et les cris de joie de Jérusalem furent entendus au loin.

44 En ce jour, on établit des hommes ayant la surveillance des chambres qui servaient de magasins pour les offrandes, les prémices et les dîmes, et on les chargea d’y recueillir du territoire des villes les portions assignées par la loi aux sacrificateurs et aux Lévites. Car Juda se réjouissait de ce que les sacrificateurs et les Lévites étaient à leur poste,

45 observant tout ce qui concernait le service de Dieu et des purifications. Les chantres et les portiers remplissaient aussi leurs fonctions, selon l’ordre de David et de Salomon, son fils;

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What Does Nehemiah 12:43 Mean?

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