Verse 9
Nehemiah 8:9
Literal Standard Version
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And Nehemiah—he is the Tirshatha—says (and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who are instructing the people) to all the people, “Today is holy to your God (Elohim) YHWH, do not mourn, nor weep”: for all the people are weeping at their hearing the words of the Law.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר נְחֶמְיָ֣ה ה֣וּא הַ/תִּרְשָׁ֡תָא וְ/עֶזְרָ֣א הַ/כֹּהֵ֣ן הַ/סֹּפֵ֡ר וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּם֩ הַ/מְּבִינִ֨ים אֶת הָ/עָ֜ם לְ/כָל הָ/עָ֗ם הַ/יּ֤וֹם קָדֹֽשׁ הוּא֙ לַ/יהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵי/כֶ֔ם אַל תִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּ וְ/אַל תִּבְכּ֑וּ כִּ֤י בוֹכִים֙ כָּל הָ/עָ֔ם כְּ/שָׁמְעָ֖/ם אֶת דִּבְרֵ֥י הַ/תּוֹרָֽה
English Translation
And Nehemiah said, "He is the governor, and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who understand the people said to all the people, 'This day is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep,' for all the people were weeping when they heard the words of the law."
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