Nehemiah 8:9 “Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who…”

Nehemiah 8:9

Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Nehemiah, who was the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “Today is holy to the LORD your God. Don’t mourn, nor weep.” For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.

American Standard Version

And 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Nehemiah (which is Tirshatha) and Ezra the Priest and scribe, and the Leuites that instructed the people, saide vnto all the people, This day is holie vnto ye Lord your God: mourne not, neither weepe: for all the people wept, whe they heard the words of the Lawe.

Darby Translation

And Nehemiah, that is, the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that explained to the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to Jehovah your God: mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.

Young's Literal Translation

And Nehemiah — he [is] the Tirshatha — saith (and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who are instructing the people) to all the people, 'To-day is holy to Jehovah your God, do not mourn, nor weep:' for all the people are weeping at their hearing the words of the law.

Bible in Basic English

And Nehemiah, who was the Tirshatha, and Ezra, the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were the teachers of the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to the Lord your God; let there be no sorrow or weeping; for all the people were weeping on hearing the words of the law.

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Cross references

“Nehemiah”

Nehemiah 7:65 Nehemiah 7:70 Ezra 2:63 Nehemiah 10:1

Nehemiah 7:65 · BSB

The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

Nehemiah 7:70 · BSB

Some of the heads of the families contributed to the project. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 priestly garments.

Ezra 2:63 · BSB

The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim.

Nehemiah 10:1 · BSB

Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,

“Ezra”

Ezra 7:11

Ezra 7:11 · BSB

This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in the commandments and statutes of the LORD to Israel:

“the Levites”

2 Chronicles 15:3 2 Chronicles 30:22 2 Chronicles 35:3 Hosea 4:6 Nehemiah 8:7 Nehemiah 8:8

2 Chronicles 15:3 · BSB

For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.

2 Chronicles 30:22 · BSB

And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

2 Chronicles 35:3 · BSB

To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the L…

Hosea 4:6 · BSB

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Nehemiah 8:7 · BSB

The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.

Nehemiah 8:8 · BSB

So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.

“This day”

Nehemiah 8:2 Leviticus 23:24 Numbers 29:1–6

Nehemiah 8:2 · BSB

On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.

Leviticus 23:24 · BSB

“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly announced by trumpet blasts.

Numbers 29:1–6 · BSB

“On the first day of the seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you must not do any regular work. This will be a day for you to sound the trumpets.

“mourn not”

Deuteronomy 12:12 Deuteronomy 16:11 Deuteronomy 12:7 Ecclesiastes 3:4 Isaiah 61:3 Deuteronomy 26:14

Deuteronomy 12:12 · BSB

And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

Deuteronomy 16:11 · BSB

and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the fore…

Deuteronomy 12:7 · BSB

There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.

Ecclesiastes 3:4 · BSB

a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

Isaiah 61:3 · BSB

to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the L…

Deuteronomy 26:14 · BSB

I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me.

“all the people”

2 Kings 22:11 2 Kings 22:19 2 Chronicles 34:19 2 Chronicles 34:21 Romans 3:20 Romans 7:9

2 Kings 22:11 · BSB

When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes

2 Kings 22:19 · BSB

because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn you…

2 Chronicles 34:19 · BSB

When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes

2 Chronicles 34:21 · BSB

“Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers h…

Romans 3:20 · BSB

Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.

Romans 7:9 · BSB

Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.

Also

Nehemiah 12:26

Nehemiah 12:26 · BSB

They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.

10Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

Read Nehemiah 8