73 So the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, temple singers, some of the people, temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns.[a](A)

Public Reading of the Law

When the seventh month(B) came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 7:73 The second half of v. 73 is better understood when placed with 8:1.

73 The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the temple servants,(A) along with certain of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns.(B)

Ezra Reads the Law

When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,(C)

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On the first day of the seventh month,(A) Ezra the priest(B) brought the law(C) before the assembly of men, women, and all who could listen with understanding.

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So on the first day of the seventh month(A) Ezra the priest brought the Law(B) before the assembly, which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand.

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