Nehemiah 8:11
“So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Nehemiah 8:11 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und die Leviten beschwichtigten das ganze Volk, indem sie sprachen: Seid stille, denn der Tag ist heilig; und betrübet euch nicht!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Los Levitas pues, hacían callar á todo el pueblo, diciendo: Callad, que es día santo, y no os entristezcáis.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E os levitas faziam todo o povo ficar calado, dizendo: Calai-vos, que é dia santo, e não vos entristeçais.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, os levitas fizeram o povo se aquietar, dizendo: "Aquientem-se! Pois este dia é santo. Não vos entristeçais".
📖 Nehemiah 8:11 in Context
9And 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.
10Then 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.
11So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
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.
13And 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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