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.And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”
In other translations
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”
Hebrew words
וְהַלְוִיִּםvehalviyimand the LevitesH3881מַחְשִׁיםmachshim[were] making quietH2814לְכָל־lekhol<to> allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559הַסּוּhasuhush!H2013כִּיkiforH3588הַיּוֹםhaiyomthis dayH3117קָדֹשׁkadosh[is] holyH6918וְאַל־ve'al-and may notH408תֵּעָצֵבוּ׃te'atzevuyou be grievedH6087
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Numbers 13:30And 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.Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
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