Nehemiah 8:9
ContextNETBible | Then Nehemiah the governor, 1 Ezra the priestly scribe, 2 and the Levites who were imparting understanding to the people said to all of them, 3 “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping when they heard the words of the law. |
XREF | Le 23:24; Nu 29:1-6; De 12:7,12; De 16:11,14,15; De 26:14; 2Ki 22:11,19; 2Ch 15:3; 2Ch 30:22; 2Ch 34:19,21; 2Ch 35:3; Ezr 2:63; Ezr 7:11; Ne 7:65,70; Ne 8:2; Ne 8:7,8; Ne 10:1; Ec 3:4; Isa 61:3; Ho 4:6; Mal 2:13; Ro 3:20; Ro 7:9; 2Co 7:9-11 |
NET © Notes |
1 tc The unexpected reference to Nehemiah here has led some scholars to suspect that the phrase “Nehemiah the governor” is a later addition to the text and not original. 2 tn Heb “the priest, the scribe.” 3 tn Heb “the people.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy. |