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


In Context

8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

9 And Nehemiah, who is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to 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 to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy to our Lord: neither be ye sad; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

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

12 And 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 to them.

13 And on the second day were assembled the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.

Nehemiah 8:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:11The Levites calmed all the people, saying, "Be still, for this is a sacred day. Do not grieve."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:11And the Levites stilled all the people, saying: Hold your peace, for the day is holy, and be not sorrowful.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:11And the Levites are keeping all the people silent, saying, 'Be silent, for to-day is holy, and be not grieved.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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