Nehemiah 8 · Verse 11

Nehemiah 8:11

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

Nehemiah 8:11 in other translations

BSBAnd the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”
WEBSo the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Hold your peace, for the day is holy. Don’t be grieved.”
ASVSo the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
YLTAnd the Levites are keeping all the people silent, saying, ‘Be silent, for to-day is holy, and be not grieved.'
DARBYAnd the Levites quieted all the people, saying, Be still! for the day is holy; neither be grieved.
BBESo the Levites made all the people quiet, saying, Be quiet, for the day is holy; and do not give way to grief.
WebsterSo the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.

What does Nehemiah 8:11 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Nehemiah 8:9-12

It was a good sign that their hearts were tender, when they heard the words of the law. The people were to send portions to those for whom nothing was prepared. It is the duty of a religious feast, as well as of a religious fast, to draw out the soul to the hungry; God's bounty should make us bountiful. We must not only give to those that offer themselves, but send to those out of sight. Their strength consisted in…

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Nehemiah 8:11 in the original Hebrew

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וְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.Yimand the LevitesH3881
מַחְשִׁ֤יםmach.Shim[were] making quietH2814
לְכָל\־le.khol<to> allH3605
הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe peopleH5971
לֵאמֹ֣רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
הַ֔סּוּHa.suhush!H2013
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
הַיּ֖וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
קָדֹ֑שׁka.Dosh[is] holyH6918
וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may notH408
תֵּעָצֵֽבוּ\׃te.'a.Tze.vuyou be grievedH6087

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Nehemiah 8:11

  • Numbers 13:30

    And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.

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Context

  • Nehemiah 8:10

    Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

  • Nehemiah 8:11

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

  • Nehemiah 8:12

    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 unto them.

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Nehemiah 8:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Los Levitas pues, hacían callar á todo el pueblo, diciendo: Callad, que es día santo, y no os entristezcáis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les lévites tranquillisèrent tout le peuple, en disant: Taisez-vous, car ce jour est saint, et ne vous affligez pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Leviten beschwichtigten das ganze Volk, indem sie sprachen: Seid stille, denn der Tag ist heilig; und betrübet euch nicht!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Levitæ autem silentium faciebant in omni populo, dicentes: Tacete, quia dies sanctus est, et nolite dolere.