Nehemiah 8:11-13

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹¹ Then the Levites silenced all the people, saying, “Hush! Today is holy. Do not grieve.”

¹² All the people went to eat and drink and to send portions to others and to celebrate with great joy, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.

Ezra Leads the Study of the Law of Moses

¹³ Now on the second day, the heads of the families of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered around Ezra the scribe to study the words of the Law.