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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So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
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Numbers 13:30

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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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Nehemiah 8:11