Nehemiah 8:10-12

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁰ Nehemiah said to them, “Go, eat rich food and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those who have nothing prepared, because today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

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.