Nehemiah 8:10

⁸So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.

⁹And 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.Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, “Today is holy to Yahweh your God. Don’t mourn, nor weep.” For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.

¹⁰Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for today is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”

¹¹So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Hold your peace, for the day is holy. Don’t be grieved.”

¹²And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.All the people went their way to eat, to drink, to send portions, and to celebrate, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.