Nehemiah 8:11

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • Num 13:30 : 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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    7Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people [stood] in their place.

    8And they read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.

    9And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto Jehovah your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

    10Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye grieved; for the joy of Jehovah is your [ strength.

  • Neh 8:12-13
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    12And 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.

    13And on the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers' [houses] of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law.

  • Zeph 1:7
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    7Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord Jehovah; for the day of Jehovah is at hand: for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath consecrated his guests.

  • Ezra 3:13
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    13so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.

  • Deut 27:14
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    14And the Levites shall answer, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,

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    35On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work;

  • Hab 2:20
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    20But Jehovah is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

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    5What will ye do in the day of solemn assembly, and in the day of the feast of Jehovah?

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    10And Joshua commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.

  • 2 Chr 30:21-23
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    21And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the priests praised Jehovah day by day, [singing] with loud instruments unto Jehovah.

    22And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that had good understanding [in the service] of Jehovah. So they did eat throughout the feast for the seven days, offering sacrifices of peace-offerings, and [ making confession to Jehovah, the God of their fathers.

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    36But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

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    13Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah; for he is waked up out of his holy habitation.

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    5And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar; that there be wrath no more upon the children of Israel.

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    5and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites; now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.

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    25And on the seventh day ye shall have a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work.

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    27And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

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    43And they offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

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    7The whole earth is at rest, [and] is quiet: they break forth into singing.

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    10The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

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    7In the first day ye shall have a holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work.

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