Nehemiah 8:12 meaning and explanation

Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.

Nehemiah 8:12, Berean Standard Bible

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The returned exiles had gathered in Jerusalem to hear Ezra read the Law, and they wept as they listened. Nehemiah, Ezra and the Levites told them the day was holy and that grief was not the whole response.

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