When the seventh month came and the Israelites were all in their own homes, they gathered together in the square near the first gate on the eastern side.
The priests, the Levites, and some of the people settled in Jerusalem and its vicinity; and the temple singers, the gatekeepers, and all Israel in their towns.
When the seventh month came and the Israelites were all in their own homes, they gathered with a single purpose in the square before the first gate toward the east.
The priests, the Levites, and some of the people settled in Jerusalem and its vicinity; and the temple singers, the gatekeepers, and all Israel in their towns.
And there dwelled (the) priests, and deacons [or Levites], and others, that were of the people, in Jerusalem, and in the realm [or and in the region]; and the holy singers, and ushers (or the porters, or the door-keepers), and all Israel, in their regions.