Nehemiah 7:73

71 And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.

72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.

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.

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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, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

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