Nehemiah 8:9-12 And Nehemiah the governor, and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to Jehovah your God. Do not mourn or weep, For all the people wept when they heard the words of the Law.

LITV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁹ And Nehemiah the governor, and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to Jehovah your God. Do not mourn or weep, For all the people wept when they heard the words of the Law. ¹⁰ Then he said to them, Go eat the fat, and drink of the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be sorry, for the joy of Jehovah is your stronghold. ¹¹ And the Levites were silencing all the people, saying, Be quiet, for today is holy, and do not be grieved. ¹² And all the people went to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great rejoicing, because they had understood the words which were made known to them.