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72 The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, about 2,500 pounds[a] of silver, and 67 robes for the priests.

73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel.

Ezra Reads the Law

In October,[b] when the Israelites had settled in their towns,

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Footnotes

  1. 7:72 Hebrew 2,000 minas [1,200 kilograms].
  2. 7:73 Hebrew In the seventh month. This month of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred within the months of October and November 445 B.c.

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