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Nehemiah Chapter 8 verse 11 Holy Bible

ASV Nehemiah 8:11

So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
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BBE Nehemiah 8:11

So the Levites made all the people quiet, saying, Be quiet, for the day is holy; and do not give way to grief.
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DARBY Nehemiah 8:11

And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, Be still! for the day is holy; neither be grieved.
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KJV Nehemiah 8:11

So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
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WBT Nehemiah 8:11

So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
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WEB Nehemiah 8:11

So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be you grieved.
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YLT Nehemiah 8:11

And the Levites are keeping all the people silent, saying, `Be silent, for to-day `is' holy, and be not grieved.'
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) So the Levites.--As before, what Ezra said was repeated to the people in various directions by the Levites. But there was evidently an almost irrepressible emotion.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAnd the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם (wə·hal·wî·yim)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levicalmedמַחְשִׁ֤ים (maḥ·šîm)Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 2814: To be silent, inactive, or stillallלְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everythe people,הָעָם֙ (hā·‘ām)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flocksaying,לֵאמֹ֣ר (lê·mōr)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 559: To utter, say“Be still,הַ֔סּוּ (has·sū)InterjectionStrong's 2013: Hush! keep silence!sinceכִּ֥י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctiontodayהַיּ֖וֹם (hay·yō·wm)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3117: A dayis holy.קָדֹ֑שׁ (qā·ḏōš)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuaryDo notוְאַל־ (wə·’al-)Conjunctive waw | AdverbStrong's 408: Notgrieve.”תֵּעָצֵֽבוּ׃ (tê·‘ā·ṣê·ḇū)Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 6087: To carve, fabricate, fashion, to worry, pain, angerJump to PreviousCalmed Grief Grieve Grieved Hold Holy Keeping Levites Peace Quiet Quieted Sacred Silent Stilled To-Day Way