New International Version
The Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, for this is a holy day. Do not grieve.”

New Living Translation
And the Levites, too, quieted the people, telling them, “Hush! Don’t weep! For this is a sacred day.”

English Standard Version
So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved.”

Berean Standard Bible
And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”

King James Bible
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.

New King James Version
So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.”

New American Standard Bible
So the Levites silenced all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.”

NASB 1995
So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.”

NASB 1977
So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.”

Legacy Standard Bible
So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.”

Amplified Bible
So the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be worried.”

Christian Standard Bible
And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Don’t grieve.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”

American Standard Version
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the Levites were silencing all the people and they said: “Be still, because today is holy, and you shall not weep!”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the Levites caused all the people to be silent, saying, Be silent, for it is a holy day, and despond not.

Contemporary English Version
The Levites encouraged the people by saying, "This is a sacred day, so don't worry or mourn!"

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Levites stilled all the people, saying: Hold your peace, for the day is holy, and be not sorrowful.

English Revised Version
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the Levites calmed all the people by saying, "Listen. Today is a holy day. Don't be sad."

Good News Translation
The Levites went around calming the people and telling them not to be sad on such a holy day.

International Standard Version
The descendants of Levi also calmed all the people by saying, "Be still, for the day is holy. Don't be sorrowful!"

JPS Tanakh 1917
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying: 'Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.'

Literal Standard Version
And the Levites are keeping all the people silent, saying, “Be silent, for today [is] holy, and do not be grieved.”

Majority Standard Bible
And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”

New American Bible
And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, “Silence! Today is holy, do not be saddened.”

NET Bible
Then the Levites quieted all the people saying, "Be quiet, for this day is holy. Do not grieve."

New Revised Standard Version
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, “Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved.”

New Heart English Bible
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, "Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be grieved."

Webster's Bible Translation
So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.

World English Bible
So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Hold your peace, for the day is holy. Don’t be grieved.”

Young's Literal Translation
And the Levites are keeping all the people silent, saying, 'Be silent, for to-day is holy, and be not grieved.'

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