Neh 8:9 | HCSB | STEP | 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 .

Nehemiah 8:9

9 Nehemiah the governor, ^a Ezra the priest and scribe, ^b and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day ^c is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep.” ^d For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the law.