Neh 8:9 | NASB1995 | STEP | Then Nehemiah , who was the governor , and Ezra the priest and scribe , and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people , “ This day is holy to the Lord your God ; do not mourn or weep .” For all the people were weeping when they heard the words of the law .

Nehemiah 8:9

“This Day Is Holy”

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,} ^bgovernor, and Ezra ^cthe priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, ^d“This day is holy to the Lord your God; ^edo not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping when they heard the words of the law.