Nehemiah 8:10

8:10 He said to them, “Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our Lord. ¹  Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

Nehemiah 10:28

10:28 “Now the rest of the people – the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple attendants, and all those who have separated themselves from the neighboring peoples ²  because of the law of God, along with their wives, their sons, and their daughters, all of whom are able to understand –

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¹ tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

² tn Heb “from the peoples of the lands.” Cf. vv. 30, 31.