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Nehemiah 8:11

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

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וְהַלְוִיִּ֞םvehalviyimand the Leviiteלֵוִיִּיconjunction, definite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the Leviite”, the ordinary formH3881a Levite or descendant of LeviLeviite.מַחְשִׁ֤יםmachshimkeep silenceחָשָׁהverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “keep silence”, a verb used as a describing wordH2814to hush or keep quiethold peace, keep silence, be silent, (be) still.לְכָלlekhalto allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הָעָם֙haamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.לֵאמֹ֣רlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הַ֔סּוּhasvhold peaceהָסָהparticle, interjection — “hold peace”H2013to hushhold peace (tongue), (keep) silence, be silent, still.כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…הַיּ֖וֹםhayomthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…קָדֹ֑שׁqadoshsaintקָדוֹשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “saint”, the ordinary formH6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuaryholy (One), saint.וְאַלvealand notאַלconjunction, particle, negative — “and not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תֵּעָצֵֽבוּteatsevvdispleaseעָצַבverb, niphal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “displease”, a wish or indirect commandH6087properly, to carve, i.e. fabricate or fashion; hence (in a bad sense) to worry, pain or angerdisplease, grieve, hurt, make, be sorry, vex, worship, wrest.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And the Levites are keeping all the people silent, saying, 'Be silent, for to-day [is] holy, and be not grieved.'

World English Bible

So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Hold your peace, for the day is holy. Don’t be grieved.”

Darby Translation

And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, Be still! for the day is holy; neither be grieved.

Douay-Rheims

And the Levites stilled all the people, saying: Hold your peace, for the day is holy, and be not sorrowful.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)