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And there went up with him into Jerusalem (some) of the sons of Israel, both priests, and deacons, and (the) holy singers of the temple, and ushers, (or the porters, or the door-keepers), and servants of the temple. [And there went up together with him of the sons of Israel, and priests, and Levites, and holy singers of the temple, and ushers, and servants of the temple, into Jerusalem.]

In the seventh year reigning Artaxerxes, in the fifth month, this is the seventh year of the realm [or of the reign], going out forsooth from Babylon in the new moon of the fifth month, they came to Jerusalem, after the behests (or the commands) of him, when the prosperity of the way was granted [or given] to them of (or by) that Lord.

In these things forsooth Ezra wielded great discipline, lest he passed (over) anything of those things that were of the law of the Lord, and of the behests (or the commandments), and in teaching all Israel all rightwiseness and doom (or judgements).

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