Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions of them to those for whom nothing is prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord; and do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8:11 - New Revised Standard Version So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, Be still, for the day is holy. And do not be grieved and sad. American Standard Version (1901) So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved. Common English Bible The Levites also calmed all of the people, saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy. Don’t be sad!” Catholic Public Domain Version Then the Levites caused the people to be silent, saying: "Be quiet. For the day is holy. And do not be sorrowful." 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. |
Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions of them to those for whom nothing is prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord; and do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make great rejoicing, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.
But Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.”