• Nehemiah 8:9
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

    • 9 And Ne·he·miʹah, who was then the governor,* Ezʹra+ the priest and copyist,* and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all the people: “This day is holy to Jehovah your God.+ Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.

  • Nehemiah 8:9
    The Bible in Living English

    • 9* And the Tarshata and Priest ʽEzra the scribe and the Levites who were expounding to the people said to all the people “The day is sacred to your God Jehovah; do not mourn nor weep”—for all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the code.

  • Nehemiah 8:9
    American Standard Version

    • 9 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.

  • Nehemiah 8:9
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 9 Then Nehemiah—he was the governor—and Ezra the priest the scribe and the Levites who were causing the people to understand said unto all the people, To-day is holy unto Yahweh your God, do not mourn nor weep,—for weeping were all the people when they heard the words of the law.

  • Nehemiah 8:9
    King James Version

    • 9 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.