Nehemiah 8:11

So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Hold your peace, for the day is holy. Don’t be grieved.”

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In The King James Version

So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.

In Context

10Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for today is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

12All the people went their way to eat, to drink, to send portions, and to celebrate, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.

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Cross References

Numbers 13:30Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, “Let’s go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it!”

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 8:10-13

9 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. 10 Then 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. 11 So the Levites stilled… Read the whole commentary →

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