Verse List for NEH 8:11

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,Levites (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) The Levites told the people to quieten down, saying, “Don’t grieve today because it’s a sacred day. Stay quiet.”

OET-LV And_the_Lēviyyiy were_making _quiet to/from_all/each/any/every the_people to_say hush if/because the_day is_holy and_do _not be _grieved.

ULT And the Levites caused all the people to be silent, saying, “Hush, for today is holy. And do not grieve.”

UST The Levites also told the people who were crying to stop, saying, “Today is a holy day! So, shhh. Do not grieve.”

BSB & MSB And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”

OEB No OEB NEH book available

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

NET Then the Levites quieted all the people saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy. Do not grieve.”

LSV And the Levites are keeping all the people silent, saying, “Be silent, for today [is] holy, and do not be grieved.”

FBV The Levites too were quieting everyone down, telling them, “Don't cry! This is a holy day and you shouldn't be sad.”

T4T The Levites also caused the people to be quiet, saying “Be quiet and do not cry, because this is a sacred day! Do not be sad!”

LEB So the Levites silenced all of the people, saying, “Silence, for this day is holy. Do not be grieved.”

BBE So the Levites made all the people quiet, saying, Be quiet, for the day is holy; and do not give way to grief.

Moff And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Hush, it is a sacred day; do not be downcast.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

SLT And the Levites silencing to all the people, saying, Silence; for the day is holy; and ye shall not grieve.

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

KJB-1769 So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
(So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye/you_all grieved.)

KJB-1611 So the Leuites stilled all the people, saying, Holde your peace, for the day is holy, neither be ye grieued.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And the Leuites stilled all the people, and saide: Holde your peace, for the day is holy, be not sad therefore.
(And the Levites stilled all the people, and said: Hold your peace, for the day is holy, be not sad therefore.)

Gnva And the Leuites made silence throughout all the people, saying, Holde your peace: for the day is holy, be not sad therefore.
(And the Levites made silence throughout all the people, saying, Hold your peace: for the day is holy, be not sad therefore.)

Cvdl And the Leuites stylled all the people, and sayde: Holde youre peace, for the daye is holy, vexe not ye youre selues.
(And the Levites stylled all the people, and said: Hold your(pl) peace, for the day is holy, vex not ye/you_all yourselves.)

Wycl Sotheli the dekenes maden silence in al the puple, and seiden, Be ye stille, for it is an hooli dai, and `nyle ye make sorewe.
(Truly the deacons made silence in all the people, and said, Be ye/you_all still, for it is an holy day, and won’t ye/you_all make sorrow.)

Luth Und die Leviten stilleten alles Volk und sprachen: Seid stille, denn der Tag ist heilig; bekümmert euch nicht!
(And the Levites quietenedn all/everything people and said: Are/Be still(v), because/than the/of_the day is holy; worried you not!)

ClVg Levitæ autem silentium faciebant in omni populo, dicentes: Tacete, quia dies sanctus est, et nolite dolere.[fn]
(Levites however silence they_were_doing in/into/on all to_the_people, saying: Be_quiette, because days holy it_is, and don’t dolere.)

UHB וְ⁠הַ⁠לְוִיִּ֞ם מַחְשִׁ֤ים לְ⁠כָל־הָ⁠עָם֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֣ר הַ֔סּוּ כִּ֥י הַ⁠יּ֖וֹם קָדֹ֑שׁ וְ⁠אַל־תֵּעָצֵֽבוּ׃ ‡

BrLXX No BrLXX NEH book available

BrTr And the Levites caused all the people to be silent, saying, Be silent, for it is a holy day, and despond not.