Nehemiah 7:73
71 And some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the project 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver.
72 The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments.
So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns.
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- BSB
- So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, and temple servants, along with some of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. And by the seventh month the Israelites had settled in their towns.
- KJV
- So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
- WEB
- So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel lived in their cities. When the seventh month had come, the children of Israel were in their cities.
- ASV
- So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month was come, the children of Israel were in their cities.
- DARBY
- And the priests, and the Levites, and the doorkeepers, and the singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in their cities,
- BLB
- And they dwelt—the priests, and the Levites, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel—in their cities. And the seventh month arrived, and the sons of Israel [were] in their cities.
- ÅB
- Både prestene og levittene og dørvokterne og sangerne og noen av det menige folk og tempeltjenerne og hele Israel ellers bosatte seg i sine byer. Da den syvende måned kom, bodde Israels barn i sine byer.
[^1]: dørvokterne. - OTB
- Prestene, levittene, portvaktene, sangerne, noen av folket, tempeltjenerne og hele Israel bosatte seg i sine byer. Da den sjuende måneden kom, var israelittene i sine byer.
- B1930
- Både prestene og levittene og dørvokterne og sangerne og nogen av det menige folk og tempeltjenerne og hele Israel ellers bosatte sig i sine byer. Da den syvende måned kom, bodde Israels barn i sine byer.
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Cross references
Ezra 2:70–3:1
So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.
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