Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” Young's Literal Translation And he saith to them, ‘Go, eat fat things, and drink sweet things, and sent portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for to-day [is] holy to our Lord, and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.’ King James Bible Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for [this] day [is] holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength. Hebrew Then [Nehemiah] toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say them, לָהֶ֡ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew “Go לְכוּ֩ (lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and eat אִכְל֨וּ (’iḵ·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat what is rich, מַשְׁמַנִּ֜ים (maš·man·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4924: Fat, fatness, a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust man drink וּשְׁת֣וּ (ū·šə·ṯū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8354: To imbibe what is sweet, מַֽמְתַקִּ֗ים (mam·ṯaq·qîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4477: Sweetness, sweet things and send out וְשִׁלְח֤וּ (wə·šil·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out portions מָנוֹת֙ (mā·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4490: Something weighed out, a division, a ration, a lot to those who have nothing לְאֵ֣ין (lə·’ên) Preposition-l | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle prepared, נָכ֣וֹן (nā·ḵō·wn) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3559: To be erect since כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction today הַיּ֖וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day is holy קָד֥וֹשׁ (qā·ḏō·wōš) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary to our Lord. לַאֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּ (la·’ă·ḏō·nê·nū) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 136: The Lord Do not וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 408: Not grieve, תֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּ (tê·‘ā·ṣê·ḇū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 6087: To carve, fabricate, fashion, to worry, pain, anger for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the joy חֶדְוַ֥ת (ḥeḏ·waṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2304: Rejoicing of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is הִ֥יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are your strength.” מָֽעֻזְּכֶֽם׃ (mā·‘uz·zə·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 4581: A place or means of safety, protection |