Nehemiah · נְחֶמְיָה

Nehemiah 8:9

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר נְחֶמְיָ֣ה ה֣וּא הַתִּרְשָׁ֣תָא וְעֶזְרָ֣א הַכֹּהֵ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֡ר וְהַלְוִיִּ֡ם הַמְּבִינִ֡ים אֶת הָעָ֡ם לְכָ֡ל הָעָ֡ם הַיּ֡וֹם קָד֡וֹשׁ ה֣וּא לַיהוָ֡ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֡ם אַ֡ל תִּתְאַבְּל֡וּ וְאַ֡ל תִּבְכּ֡וּ כִּ֡י בוֹכִ֡ים כָּל הָעָ֡ם כְּשָׁמְעָ֡ם אֶת דִּבְרֵ֡י הַתּוֹרָֽה׃
vayoʾmer nḥemyah hvʾ hatirshataʾ vʿezraʾ hakohen hasoper vhalviyim hambiyniym ʾet haʿam lkal haʿam hayvom qadvosh hvʾ layhvah ʾeloheykem ʾal titʾablv vʾal tibkv kiy bvokiym kal haʿam kshamʿam ʾet dibrey hatvorah
King James Version (KJV)

And 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.

Modern English

And 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 wept as they heard the words of the Law.

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