Nehemiah 8:17

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Nehemiah 8:17 - Amplified Bible

All the assembly of returned exiles made booths and dwelt in them; for since the days of Jeshua (Joshua) son of Nun up to that day, the Israelites had not done so. And there was very great rejoicing.

Nehemiah 8:17 - 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.

Nehemiah 8:17 - 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.

Nehemiah 8:17 - Darby Bible

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.

Nehemiah 8:17 - English Standard Version

And all the assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and lived in the booths, for from the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the people of Israel had not done so. And there was very great rejoicing.

Nehemiah 8:17 - 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.

Nehemiah 8:17 - La Biblia de las Americas

Toda la asamblea de los que habìan regresado de la cautividad hicieron tabernáculos y habitaron en ellos. Los hijos de Israel ciertamente no habìan hecho de esta manera desde los dìas de Josué, hijo de Nun, hasta aquel dìa. Y hubo gran regocijo.

Nehemiah 8:17 - The Message

Nehemiah 8:17 - New American Standard Bible

The entire assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and lived in them. The sons of Israel had indeed not done so from the days of Joshua the son of Nun to that day. And there was great rejoicing.

Nehemiah 8:17 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Toda la asamblea de los que habìan regresado de la cautividad hicieron tabernáculos y habitaron en ellos. Los Israelitas ciertamente no habìan hecho de esta manera desde los dìas de Josué, hijo de Nun, hasta aquel dìa. Y hubo gran regocijo.

Nehemiah 8:17 - 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.

Nehemiah 8:17 - Young's Living 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.

Nehemiah 8:17 - Additional Comments

Wow. The Jews had not celebrated the Festival of Booths (see verse 14) since a generation after they arrived in the Promised Land! Or, "the days of Jahua" may have meant simply Israel before the captivity.

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