72 That which the rest of the people gave was 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,000 silver minas and 67 priests’ garments.

73 Now (A)the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants and all Israel, lived in their cities.

(B)And when the seventh month came, the sons of Israel were in their cities.

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72 The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas[a] of silver and 67 garments for priests.(A)

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

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

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 7:72 That is, about 1 1/4 tons or about 1.1 metric tons