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Nehemiah 8:11
Nehemiah 8:11 is verse 11 of Nehemiah chapter 8, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”
King James Version
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
World English Bible
So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Hold your peace, for the day is holy. Don’t be grieved.”
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Nehemiah 8:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible
9 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.
10 Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
11 And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”
12 Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.
13 On the second day of the month, the heads of all the families, along with the priests and Levites, gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Numbers 13:30Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”