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Nehemiah 8:11

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So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.

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Nehemiah 8:11 in other translations

So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Hold your peace, for the day is holy. Don’t be grieved.”

Nehemiah 8:11 · World English Bible

Nehemiah 8:11 in context

  1. 9And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto Jehovah your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
  2. 10Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.
  3. 11So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
  4. 12And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
  5. 13And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers’ houses of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law.