◄ Nehemiah 8:11 ►
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Good News Translation
The Levites went around calming the people and telling them not to be sad on such a holy day.

New Revised Standard Version
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved.”

Contemporary English Version
The Levites encouraged the people by saying, "This is a sacred day, so don't worry or mourn!"

New American Bible
And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Silence! Today is holy, do not be saddened.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Levites stilled all the people, saying: Hold your peace, for the day is holy, and be not sorrowful.

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And the Levites stilled all the people, saying: Hold your peace, for the day is holy, and be not sorrowful.

stilled

Numbers 13:30 In the mean time Caleb, to still the murmuring of the people that rose against Moses, said: Let us go up and possess the land, for we shall be able to conquer it.

Context
Ezra Reads the Law
…10And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad: for the joy of the Lord is our strength. 11And the Levites stilled all the people, saying: Hold your peace, for the day is holy, and be not sorrowful.12So all the people went to eat and drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth: because they understood the words that he had taught them.…
Cross References
Nehemiah 8:10
And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad: for the joy of the Lord is our strength.

Nehemiah 8:12
So all the people went to eat and drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth: because they understood the words that he had taught them.

Nehemiah 8:10
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