Nehemiah 8:11

Nehemiah chapter 8 · verse 11 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.10Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.

v.11This passage

v.12And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Numbers 13:30

    And 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.