Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 3881 [e] וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם wə-hal-wî-yim So the Levites Conj-w, Art | N-proper-mp 2814 [e] מַחְשִׁ֤ים maḥ-šîm quieted V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp 3605 [e] לְכָל־ lə-ḵāl all Prep-l | N-msc 5971 [e] הָעָם֙ hā-‘ām the people Art | N-ms 559 [e] לֵאמֹ֣ר lê-mōr saying Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 2013 [e] הַ֔סּוּ has-sū, Be still Interjection 3588 [e] כִּ֥י kî for Conj 3117 [e] הַיּ֖וֹם hay-yō-wm the day [is] Art | N-ms 6918 [e] קָדֹ֑שׁ qā-ḏōš; holy Adj-ms 408 [e] וְאַל־ wə-’al- and not Conj-w | Adv 6087 [e] תֵּעָצֵֽבוּ׃ tê-‘ā-ṣê-ḇū. do be grieved V-Nifal-Imperf-2mp

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

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

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

stilled

Numbers 13:30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up …

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