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Nehemiah 8:11

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9 And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

10 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.

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

12 And 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.

13 And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.

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BSB
And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”
KJV
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
WEB
So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Hold your peace, for the day is holy. Don’t be grieved.”
ASV
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
DARBY
And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, Be still! for the day is holy; neither be grieved.
BLB
And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day [is] holy, and do not be grieved.”
ÅB
Også levittene søkte å få alt folket til å holde seg rolig og sa: Vær stille, for dagen er hellig; sørg ikke!
OTB
Levittene roet hele folket og sa: "Vær stille, for dette er en hellig dag. Vær ikke bedrøvet."
B1930
Også levittene søkte å få alt folket til å holde sig rolig og sa: Vær stille, for dagen er hellig; sørg ikke!

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Cross references

  • Numbers 13:30

    And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.

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