to luxuriate
a.dan describes luxuriating amid abundant provision and great goodness.
The attested use depicts people luxuriating after receiving abundant provisions, set within a list of fertile land, full houses, food, satisfaction, and great goodness.
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Luxuriating amid abundant provision · dominant
In Nehemiah 9:25, the Hithpael sequential imperfect 3rd masculine plural form occurs after the people eat, are satisfied, and grow fat amid abundant land and supplies; the APB renders the closing clause, “and luxuriated in your great goodness.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Nehemiah 9:25, the APB presents the term with “luxuriated” in the closing description of abundance and great goodness. This rendering confirms the verse’s overall presentation rather than isolating every nuance of the Hebrew form.