Nehemiah 8:10-12

International Standard Version

¹⁰ He also told them, “Go eat the best food, drink the best wine,^[a] and give something to those who have nothing, since this day is holy to our Lord. Don’t be sorrowful, because the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

¹¹ The descendants of Levi also calmed all the people by saying, “Be still, for the day is holy. Don’t be sorrowful!”

¹² So all the people went to eat, to drink, to send something to those who had nothing,^[b] and to celebrate with great joy, because they understood the words that were being declared to them.