And Neemias, and Esdras the priest and scribe, and the Levites, and they that instructed the people, spoke and said to all the people, It is a holy day to the Lord our God; do not mourn, nor weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
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Nehemiah 8:9
Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “Today is holy to Yahweh your God. Don’t mourn, nor weep.” For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
Parallel Translations
And Neemias, and Esdras the priest and scribe, and the Levites, and they that instructed the people, spoke and said to all the people, It is a holy day to the Lord our God; do not mourn, nor weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.
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.
Cross References
Nehemiah 7:70Deuteronomy 12:12Nehemiah 7:65Nehemiah 8:2Deuteronomy 16:11Leviticus 23:24Isaiah 61:3Ezra 2:63Deuteronomy 16:14–15Ecclesiastes 3:4Deuteronomy 12:7Ezra 7:112 Chronicles 34:192 Chronicles 35:32 Corinthians 7:9–11
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