Nehemiah 8:9
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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.Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
In other translations
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.Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559נְחֶמְיָהnechemyahNehemiahH5166הוּאhu'heH1931הַתִּרְשָׁתָאhatirshata'[was] the governorH8660וְעֶזְרָאve'ezra'and EzraH5830הַכֹּהֵן׀hakohenthe priestH3548הַסֹּפֵרhasoferthe scribeH5608וְהַלְוִיִּםvehalviyimand the LevitesH3881הַמְּבִינִיםhamevinimwho were causing to understandH995אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971לְכָל־lekholto allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971הַיּוֹםhaiyomthis dayH3117קָדֹשׁ־kadosh-[is] holyH6918הוּאhu'itH1931לַיהוָהlayahwehto YahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵיכֶם'eloheikhemGod yourH430אַל־'al-may notH408תִּתְאַבְּלוּtit'abeluyou mournH56וְאַל־ve'al-and may notH408תִּבְכּוּtivkuyou weepH1058כִּיkiforH3588בוֹכִיםvokhim[were] weepingH1058כָּל־kol-allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971כְּשָׁמְעָםkeshame'amwhen heard theyH8085אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דִּבְרֵיdivrei[the] words ofH1697הַתּוֹרָה׃hatorahthe lawH8451
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Related verses
- Nehemiah 7:65And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
- Nehemiah 7:70And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.
- Deuteronomy 12:12And ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
- Deuteronomy 16:11And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to place his name there.and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
- Nehemiah 8:2And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.
- Ezra 2:63And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.
- Leviticus 23:24Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly announced by trumpet blasts.
- Deuteronomy 12:7And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.
- Isaiah 61:3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
- Ecclesiastes 3:4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
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People and places
People: Ezra, Nehemiah (son of Hacaliah)