Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law. Young's Literal Translation And Nehemiah—he [is] the Tirshatha—saith (and Ezra the priest, the scribe, and the Levites who are instructing the people) to all the people, ‘To-day is holy to Jehovah your God, do not mourn, nor weep:’ for all the people are weeping at their hearing the words of the law. King James Bible And Nehemiah, which [is] the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day [is] holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. Hebrew Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָ֣ה (nə·ḥem·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5166: Nehemiah -- 'Yah comforts', three Israelites the governor, הַתִּרְשָׁ֡תָא (hat·tir·šā·ṯā) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 8660: (a person title) governor Ezra וְעֶזְרָ֣א (wə·‘ez·rā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5830: Ezra -- 'help', three Israelites the priest הַכֹּהֵ֣ן ׀ (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3548: Priest and scribe, הַסֹּפֵ֡ר (has·sō·p̄êr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate and the Levites וְהַלְוִיִּם֩ (wə·hal·wî·yim) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi who were instructing הַמְּבִינִ֨ים (ham·mə·ḇî·nîm) Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand the people הָעָ֜ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to all of them, לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every “This ה֣וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day הַיּ֤וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day is holy קָדֹֽשׁ־ (qā·ḏōš-) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6918: Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary to the LORD לַיהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God. אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not mourn תִּֽתְאַבְּל֖וּ (tiṯ·’ab·bə·lū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 56: To bewail or weep.” תִּבְכּ֑וּ (tiḇ·kū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan For כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the people הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock were weeping בוֹכִים֙ (ḇō·w·ḵîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan as they heard כְּשָׁמְעָ֖ם (kə·šā·mə·‘ām) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the words דִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the Law. הַתּוֹרָֽה׃ (hat·tō·w·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law |