Nehemiah 8:11

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Cross References

Numbers 13:30

Amalec dwelleth in the south, the Hethite and the Jebusite and the Amorrhite in the mountains: but the Chanaanite abideth by the sea and near the streams of the Jordan.

Nehemiah 8:10

And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves; because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad. For the joy of the Lord is our strength.

Nehemiah 8:12

So all the people went to eat and drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth: because they understood the words that he had taught them.