Nehemiah 8:17

Nehemiah 8:17 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

17The whole company that had returned from exile built temporary shelters and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated it like this. And their joy was very great.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

17The entire assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and lived in the booths. Indeed, the sons of Israel had not done so since the days of Joshua the son of Nun to that day. And there was very great rejoicing.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

17The 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.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

17The 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.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

17The whole assembly that had returned from exile made booths and lived in them. From the days of Joshua8:17 Hebrew Jeshua, a variant of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated like this. And there was great rejoicing.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

17All the people who had returned from the land of Babylon made booths. They lived in them during the Feast of Booths. They hadn’t celebrated the feast with so much joy for a long time. In fact, they had never celebrated it like that from the days of Joshua, the son of Nun, until that day. So their joy was very great.

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